Maracanã (Brazilian Portuguese: [maɾakɐˈnɐ̃], which in Tupi–Guarani means green bird) is a middle-class neighborhood in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro city. The Maracanã Stadium is located in this neighborhood, as well as the Ginásio do Maracan…
The Mamoré is a large river in Bolivia and Brazil, which unites with the Beni to form the Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. It rises on the northern slope of the Sierra de Cochabamba, east of the city of Cochabamba, and is known…
Magé is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
This list of impact craters in South America includes all confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth.
Lagoa (English: Lagoon) is an affluent residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron (Portuguese pronunciation: [laboɾaˈtɔɾju nasjoˈnaw dʒi ˈlus ˈsĩkɾotõ]; LNLS) is the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, a research institution on physics, chemistry, material science and life sciences.
Jericoacoara is a virgin beach hidden behind the dunes of the west coast of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil.
Jacarezinho is a Brazilian neighborhood and also a favela with more than 60,300 residents living in an area of 40 ha. The place is located in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro city, and it borders the neighborhoods of Jacaré, Méier, Engenho Novo and …
Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia), established in 1937, is the oldest national park in Brazil.
Itatiaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐtʃiˈaj.jɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at an altitude of 390 meters. Its population was 30,168 (2005) and its area is 224.96 km².
Itaquaquecetuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with an estimated 2006 population of 352,755 (density 4,313.46/km²). It has an area of 82 km² and sits at an elevation of 790 m. The city's name derives from the Tupi language.
Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located in the region of Vale do Paraíba; prominent individuals from the area include Saint Frei Galvão, Brazilian President Rodrigues Alves and the cardiologist Dr Euryclide…
Ginásio G.J. de Almeida or Ginásio do Ibirapuera, officially named Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida, is a volleyball indoor sporting arena located in São Paulo, Brazil. The seating capacity of the arena is 11,000 people and it was opened on …
Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN) is a public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
The Estádio do Canindé, also known as Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 11, 1956 in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 21,004 spectators. Although the stadium maxi…
Estádio Olímpico Monumental (Monumental Olympic Stadium, in English), also known as Estádio Olímpico de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Olympic Stadium) and Estádio Olímpico (Olympic Stadium) until 1980, was a football stadium in the city of Porto Alegre…
Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport (ICAO: SBGP) is a private airport located near Gavião Peixoto, Brazil.
Daslu is an upmarket multi-brand boutique-department store in São Paulo, Brazil. The boutique is known as the "fashion designers mecca" of Brazil as it houses more than 60 labels plus 30 store-in-stores and is the place where Brazilian socialites, r…
Cumaru is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Citibank Hall (originally Credicard Hall) is a music theater in the city of Sao Paulo, São Paulo. It opened in September 1999, with capacity for 7,744 people. Considered to be one of the largest entertainment venues in Brazil and one of the largest …
Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its official name is Praça Floriano Peixoto, in honour of the second president of Brazil, Floriano Peixoto.
Candeal is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
The Brasília TV Tower was completed in 1967 (the observation platform was opened in 1965) at a height of 218 meters, but in 1987 another 6 meter was added by the TV channel Bandeirantes. Now the TV Tower is 224 m height. This tower is the third tall…
Araras (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈɾaɾɐs]) is a municipality located in the interior of State of São Paulo, Brazil.
UNISINOS is a Brazilian private Jesuit University, founded in 1969. Its main campus is located in Southern Brazil (São Leopoldo City, Rio Grande do Sul State).
The Tumuk Humak Mountains (Dutch: Toemoek-Hoemakgebergte, Portuguese: Serra do Tumucumaque, French: Monts Tumuc Humac) are a mountain range in South America, stretching about 120 kilometers (75 mi) east–west in the border area between Brazil in the …
Torrinha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.
São Francisco do Sul is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
Sepetiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surrounded by Santa Cruz and Guaratiba, and by the Sepetiba Bay.
Santana de Parnaíba is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 86,247 and the area is 184 km².
Praça da Sé (English: See Square) is a public space in São Paulo, Brazil. Considered as the city's central point, it is the point from where the distance of all roads passing through São Paulo are counted. The square was the location of many histori…
Ponta Porã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population is 83.747 (2013) and its area is 5,329 km².
Picos (English: Peaks) is a municipality of the state of Piaui, Brazil. It is the state's third-largest city, located in the south-central region of Piauí and is the most economically developed city in the region. The city's financial prosperity, co…
Pico do Jaraguá (Peak of Jaraguá) is the highest mountain in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, at 1135 metres above sea level, located at the Serra da Cantareira.
Pedro Leopoldo is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.