Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture.
Araucária is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Araguaína is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins.
Aparecida de Goiânia (Portuguese pronunciation: [apaɾeˈsidɐ dʒi ɡoˈjɐ̃niɐ]) is a city and municipality in central Goiás, Brazil.
The Amazônia National Park (Parque Nacional da Amazônia) was created in 1974, as an integral protection area comprising 1.070.737 ha. It is located in Itaituba and Trairão municipalities, Pará state, in the north of Brazil.
Alta Floresta (portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The Manaus Aerotáxi crash occurred in the state of Amazonas in Brazil on February 7, 2009. At 13:50 local time, a Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante twin turboprop, registration PT-SEA, operating as an air taxi flight from Coari (SWKO) to…
The 2008 Santa Catarina floods were floods in the Santa Catarina, Brazil in November 2008. It occurred after a period of heavy rainfall during late November 2008, most significantly during days 20, 21, 22 and 23 of November. The state suffered const…
Vila Mariana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvila maɾiˈɐna]) is a borough of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Located to the south of Bela Vista and Liberdade, east of Jardim Paulista and west of Ipiranga, it's a dynamic area of the city.
Águas de Lindoia (Lindoia Waters) is a Brazilian municipality of the state of São Paulo. It is a tourist spot in part due to its hot springs, being part of the Circuito das Águas, also including the cities of Amparo, Jaguariúna, Lindoia, Monte Alegr…
Xapuri (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃapuˈɾi]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 14 314 and its area is 5,251 km² and it is also known under the nickname "City of Chico Mendes" ("Cidade de Chi…
The Velopark is a motorsport centre opened in 2010, located in the city of Nova Santa Rita, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Vassouras is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
The Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI; English: Federal University of Itajubá), formerly known as the Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajubá (EFEI; English: Federal Engineering School of Itajubá), is an important federal university located in…
Ilha Tupinambarana is the name of a former fluvial island bordered by rivers of the Amazon system (Amazon, Madeira, Sucunduri, and Abacaxis) in eastern Amazonas, Brazil. Today, it has been split into four completely separate parts by natural channel…
Três Marias is a Brazilian municipality΄ in northwestern Minas Gerais.
The Teles Pires (Portuguese: Rio São Manuel) is a 1370 km long river in Brasil. The river flows through the state of Mato Grosso and its lower part marks the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. At its mouth it joins Juruena River and …
São Cristóvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w], Saint Christopher) is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest…
Sucupira is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.
The Serra da Canastra National Park (Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra) is located in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, between 20º00’—20º30’ S and 46º15’—47º00’ W.
Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (IATA: STM, ICAO: SBSN) is the airport serving Santarém, Brazil.
Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (IATA: AJU, ICAO: SBAR) is the airport serving Aracaju, Brazil.
Salto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The elevation is 555 m. The city has one main river, rio Tietê. Poll from 2004 shows the population is 103.884.
Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.
Rio das Ostras (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌχiu.dajˈzoʃtɾaʃ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio Grande da Serra is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi) by road southeast of the centre of the city of São Paulo, and is incorporated into the Microregion of São Paulo and the São …
Recife Antigo (Old Recife) is the historical section of central Recife. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor.
Realengo is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lower and middle-class neighborhood is between the Mendanha and Pedra Branca mountains. It is located between the mountains of Pedra Branca (White Rock) and Mendanha in the n…
Queimados (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkeɪˈmaduʃ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 136,509 (2005) and its area is 77 km².
Puerto Suárez is an important inland river port and municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
Project Morrinho (in Portuguese "Projeto Morrinho") is a social and cultural project based out of the Vila Pereira da Silva favela (Pereirão) in the Laranjeiras neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Morrinho, which was started by local youth in 19…
Porto Real (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu ʁeˈaw]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
Platina is a municipality (município) in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 2,866 and the area is 328.68 km².
Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil.
Patos is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its population is 104 716 inhabitants (IBGE, 2013). Esporte and Nacional are the two city's football clubs, They play in Municipal Stadium José Cavalcanti.
The Pará River (Portuguese: Rio Pará) is the southern arm of the mouth of the Amazon River. It runs for approximately 40 miles, around the west and south of the island of Marajó. It takes some water from the main Amazon, however much of its power co…