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  • Aparecida

    Aparecida is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is located in the fertile valley of the River Paraíba do Sul on the southern (right) bank. The population in 2004 was 35,754 (estimated) and the area of the municipality is 121.232&…

  • Alcântara Launch Center

    The Alcântara Launch Center (Portuguese: Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA)) is a satellite launching base of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city of Alcântara, located on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast, in the state of Maranhão. It is oper…

  • Uberaba

    Uberaba is a municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population is 302,623 (2012) with an area of 4529.7 km², giving a density of 60.71 people per km². It is located on a plateau at an elevation of 823 meters and is in t…

  • Olympic Training Center (Rio de Janeiro)

    The Olympic Training Center main purpose is to centralize the infrastructure required for the athletes' development. It will centralize the infrastructure required to teach, train and develop athletes. An Olympic Training Center is a space for athle…

  • Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

    Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea water to enter by a canal along th…

  • Jaú National Park

    The Jaú National Park ("Parque Nacional do Jaú" in Portuguese) is located in the Amazonas state in Brazil, between 1º00’—3º00’S and 61º30’—64º00’W.

  • Horizontina

    Horizontina (Portuguese pronunciation: ['oɾizõtʃinɐ]) is a municipality and a city in Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, with 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The first settlers were German, Italian and Polish immigrants who arrived in the region in …

  • Edifício Itália

    Edifício Itália (Portuguese for "Italy Building") is a 168 metre tall 46 story skyscraper in São Paulo, Brazil, built from 1956 to 1965. It also has a rooftop observation deck, open for tourists.

  • Dracena

    Dracena is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2013/ (I.B.G.E) is 45.346 and the area is 489.35 km².

  • Belmond Copacabana Palace

    The Belmond Copacabana Palace is a luxury hotel located on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The famous hotel is widely considered as South America's premier hotel, and has received the rich and famous for over 90 years. It faces the coast…

  • CPFL Energia

    CPFL Energia (former name: Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz) is the largest non state-owned group of electric energy generation and distribution in Brazil and the third biggest Brazilian electric utility company, after Eletrobras and CEMIG. The cor…

  • Bananal Island

    Bananal Island (Portuguese: Ilha do Bananal, IPA: [banaˈnaw]) is a large river island formed from the bisection of the Araguaia River, in southwestern Tocantins, Brazil. The island is formed by a fork in a very flat section of the Araguaia River. Ba…

  • 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

    The 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 24, 2004 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was the final race of the 2004 season, and local fans were delighted when Brazil's Rubens Barrichello took pole for his home race. It…

  • Trans World Radio

    Trans World Radio (TWR) is a multinational evangelical Christian media distributor. The largest Christian media organization in the world, it uses mediumwave or high-powered AM and shortwave transmitters, local FM radio stations, cable, satellite, I…

  • Theatro Municipal (São Paulo)

    Municipal Theatre of São Paulo is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil. It is regarded as one of the landmarks of the city, significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance, having been the venue for the Week of Modern…

  • Nova Iguaçu

    Nova Iguaçu (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɔvɐ iɡwɐˈsu], locally: [ˈnɔv iɣwəˈsu] or [ˈnɔvə jɣwəˈsu], New Iguaçu) is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.

  • Marília

    Marília (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiʎɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital is 443 km (275 mi) by highway, 529 km (329 mi) by railway and 376 km (234 mi) in a stra…

  • Mantiqueira Mountains

    The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: Serra da Mantiqueira) are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It rises abruptly from the northwestern bank of the Paraíba do Sul Rive…

  • Limeira

    Limeira is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2010 was of 276,010 people and the area of 582.48 km2. The elevation is 588 m. It is 154 km from São Paulo, the state capital, and 1011 km from Brasilia, Br…

  • Guareí

    Guareí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 11,083 and the area is 567.62 km². The elevation is 635 m.

  • Garoto

    Chocolates Garoto S.A. is a Brazilian chocolate manufacturer. Its headquarters are located in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. The company was founded in 1929 by German immigrant Heinrich Meyerfreund. First Garoto started as a small producer of chocolate…

  • Estádio Urbano Caldeira

    Estádio Urbano Caldeira, also known as Estádio Vila Belmiro, is an association football stadium located in the Vila Belmiro neighborhood of Santos, Brazil, and the home of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos Futebol Clube.

  • Cubatão

    Cubatão is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 12 kilometers away from Santos seaport, the largest in Latin America. The population in 2003 was 150,599, its density is 799.99/km² and the area is 142 km². It hosts 24 industries, refining oil, m…

  • 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix

    The 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXX Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 April 2001 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the third race of the 2001 Formula One season. The race,…

  • 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix

    The 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on March 26, 2000 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race was the 29th Brazilian Grand Prix and the 19th …

  • Universidade Federal do ABC

    Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC; English: Federal University of ABC) is a Brazilian institution of higher learning based in Santo André, with operations in several municipalities in the ABC region, all in the state of São Paulo.

  • Tijuca

    Tijuca (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈʒukɐ]) (meaning marsh or swamp in the tupi language, from ty ("water") and îuká ("to kill")) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña …

  • Taubaté

    Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil. Its strategic geographical location, between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo (123 km) and Rio de Janeiro) (280 km), being crossed by Presidente Dutr…