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Fortaleza
Fortaleza , city (1996 pop. 1,967,365), capital of Ceará state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. The city, which is bisected by the Paejú River, is often called Ceará by foreigners. Fortaleza is a commercial and industrial city, a tourist center, and a processing and... Read more |
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Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire , 1921-97, Brazilian educator. After his exile from Brazil following the military coup in 1964, Freire taught in Chile and was a consultant to UNESCO. He taught at Harvard and was a consultant to the World Council of Churches before returning to Brazil in 1981. He is best known for his... Read more |
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Candomble
Candomblé Nagó An Afro-Brazilian religion, one of several derived from the traditional religions of West Africa. Nagó refers to the West African Yoruban people, many of whom were taken to Brazil as slaves. Yoruban religion survives primarily among the African people of Brazil. Read more |
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Brazil
Brazil , Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. By far the largest of the Latin American countries, Brazil occupies nearly half the continent of South America, stretching from the Guiana... Read more |
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Military colonies
Fernando de Noronha , group of 21 islands, c.10 sq mi (26 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, c.225 mi (360 km) off the northeast coast of Brazil. A federal territory of Brazil from 1942 to 1988, when it was reannexed to the state of Pernambuco, it is administered as a state district and is the site of a... Read more |
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Madeira
Madeira , river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c.60 mi (100 km), then northeast in a winding course through the Rondônia and Amazonas sections of NW Brazil into the... Read more |
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Brasilia
Brasília , capital city and federal district of Brazil (2,264 sq mi/5,864 sq km; 1996 pop. 1,817,001), an enclave in the southwest of Goiás state. Inaugurated in 1960, it is situated in the highlands of central Brazil, and its ultramodern public buildings (designed by Oscar Niemeyer... Read more |
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Alagoas
Alagoas, Brazil A state which is characterized by its large number of lakes, hence its name ‘The Lakes’ from the Portuguese lagoão ‘large lake’.... Read more |
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Para
Pará river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, N Brazil. It is actually the southeastern arm or estuary of the Amazon, divided from the rest of the river by Marajó island. It receives the waters of the Tocantins River. The port of Belém is on the right bank.... Read more |
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Brewers roll in with the booze from Brazil.
...year, has declared its intention to make Brazil's Brahma Beer a global brand and has...Using the halo effect of fashionable Brazil is unlikely to be enough to generate interest...themed" rather than being brewed in Brazil, was pulled after less than three months... |
 "The People (London, England)")
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Football: GERMANY HERE WE COME - BOOZE FOR BRAZIL; WORLD CUP 2006 5 DAYS TO...
BRAZIL stars have been told to carry on clubbing after rolling back from a late-night bar at 4am during their training camp in Switzerland... |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Brazil to ban in-flight booze.(News)
BRAZIL is considering banning in-flight alcohol to combat "air rage". Airline staff have reported several attacks by passengers. Ronaldo Jenkings of the airline union said: "Badly behaved airline passengers are a problem. We believe the problem is caused largely by alcohol." |
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Brazil's Ronaldo best bar none - at flogging booze.(Sport)
...able to watch Ronaldo play for Corinthians while I've been in Brazil but I've still seen an awful lot of him. Turn the TV on and...him in action on the pitch recently, he's better at selling booze than he is at scoring goals these days. CAPTION(S): WEIGH... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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A drop of Merlot oiled the wheels; EXCLUSIVE: ALAN BRAZIL'S AMAZING STORY .....
EARLY nights don't suit me. A few years ago Chris Evans admitted he was often the worse for wear when broadcasting. He said being intoxicated wasn't a problem and it actually improved his ability to perform. Though I would never advocate being drunk on air, I agree with some of what he said. I feel |
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It's all about booze, baby
...England versus Portugal and Brazil versus France. With booze flowing in plenty, the watering...Harshita, "I am rooting for Brazil so that they can seek revenge...France took a 1-0 lead over Brazil, the Brazilian supporters were... |
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The cuatro caipirinha: get a taste of Brazil with this hot little...
...FORGET VODKA AND RUM For a refreshing drink that'll knock you on your ass, try anything made with cachaca, the booze of choice in Brazil. This fiery liquor is not one you want to chug, however--some varieties have a proof as high as 102... |
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CARS TO CRUISE ON BOOZE.(News)
CAR makers in Brazil have produced motors which can run on alcohol. The first of the booze-guzzling cars, made by General Motors, will be on the road in November. A gallon of petrol currently costs pounds 1.26 compared to alcohol fuel which sells for just 50p. |
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Brazil gets tanked up on alcohol to clear the air
...the legendary beach in Rio, Brazil has unveiled the latest addition to its booze-fuelled transport fleet...run on alcohol before, but Brazil is proudly boasting that the...modelled on a cropduster built in Brazil since the 1960s but has an... |
 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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A night the booze struck out
...04-14-2009 A night the booze struck outTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSDate...The clubhouses were cleared of booze, too, after the Alcohol and...coach of a team relegated to Brazil's third division punched the...a former assistant coach for Brazil's national team, also ... |
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