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Brazil At Cycling Events
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Seal Of Brazil
The National Seal of Brazil is one of Brazil's national symbols, displayed on several official documents, such as graduation diplomas, consular and diplomatic papers, military conscription forms, etc. Most documents, however, feature the Coat of arms of Brazil, National Coat of Arms instead of the National Seal. History The design of the National Seal is also represented on the reverse side of the ''Great Seal of the Arms of the Federative Republic of Brazil'' (that bears the image of the country's coat of arms on the obverse side), and is used by the Presidency of the Republic to authenticate solemn documents together with the President's signature, such as instrument of ratification, instruments of ratification of international treaties. The wax or printed impression of the National Seal is also used to authenticate the original version of Laws promulgated by the President of Brazil. The National Seal, together with the nation's Flag of Brazil, flag, National anthem of Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambo
Zambo ( or ) or Sambu is a racial term historically used in the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed Indigenous and African ancestry. Occasionally in the 21st century, the term is used in the Americas to refer to persons who are of mixed African and Indigenous American ancestry. Historically, the racial cross between enslaved Africans and Amerindians was referred to as a ''zambayga'', then ''zambo'', then ''sambo''. The equivalent term in Brazil is (). However, in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa, ''cafuzo'' is used to refer to someone born of an African person and a person of mixed African and European ancestry. Background The meaning of the term ''sambo'', however, is contested in North America, where other etymologies have been proposed. The word is believed to have originated from one of the Romance languages or Latin and its direct descendants. The feminine word is (not to be confused with the Argentine Zamba folk dance.) In some parts of colonial Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Lira
Arthur César Pereira de Lira (born 25 June 1969) is a Brazilian lawyer, farmer, entrepreneur and politician. A member of Progressistas (PP), he is a Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), federal deputy for Alagoas, and president of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), President of the Chamber of Deputies since February 2021. Career He was elected City Councillor of Maceió in 1992, re-elected in 1996. In 1998, Lira was elected State Deputy, re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Lira was previously member of the Democrats (Brazil), Liberal Front Party (PFL), Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Brazilian Labour Party (current), Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) and the Party of National Mobilization (PMN). Filiated to Progressistas, Progressive Party (PP) in 2009, and was elected Federal Deputy in 2010, re-elected in 2014 and 2018. During his term, he voted to Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeach President Dilma Rousseff and in favor of the Constitutional Amendment to limit public expenses (PEC 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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