Brazil Travel Guide : Beaches, States and Travel Catalogue
Dom Pedro's Heirs : BrazilDom Pedro's Heirs : Brazil Across the square from the palace is the royal guesthouse, now the residence of Dom Pedro's heirs. Dom Pedro de Orleans e Bragan^a, Pedro II's great grandson, is the home's owner and chief representative of monarchism in Brazil. Although the house is closed to the public,...
Liberdade - a Touch of Tokyo : Brazil
Liberdade - a Touch of Tokyo : Brazil A towering red portico, called a tori, straddles the main business street. Next to it is a tiny, expertly manicured garden, lush with dark green shrubs and graced by an arching foot bridge, called a hashi. Beyond the portico 450 smaller gateways, each...
Brasilia : Brazil
Brasilia : Brazil In 1956 Kubitschek became Brazil's president. One of his firstacts was to reunite the Pampulha team for an even folder project-a new capital city. Among other things, Brasilia was an expression of Kubitschek's immense confidence in Costa and Niemeyer. An international competition was held to select the best...
Economy of Rio de Janeiro
Economy of Rio de Janeiro Rio's harbor is deep enough for the largest vessels to come alongside the wharves, which lie near the city center. Through the port flows the major portion of Brazil's imports and exports (iron ore, manganese, coffee, cotton, meat, and hides). Rio is also a distribution center...
The armedforces : Brazil
The armedforces : Brazil The end of the monarchy marked the arrival of what was to become Brazil's most powerful institution-the armed forces. Without exception, from 1889 to the present day, the military have been at the center of every important political development in Brazil. The first two governments of the...
Future Growth : Brazil
Future Growth : Brazil For its next growth cycle, Brazil must be able to count on foreign capital and in fact the element needed to spur these investments may have already arrived. Called debt conversion, it offers the first positive response to the myriad problems created by the debt crisis. For...
An Island Wildlife Preserve : Brazil
An Island Wildlife Preserve : Brazil Until re-cently a military outpost off limits to visitors, the island of Fernando de Noronha has recently been opened to the public. Its population of about 1,300 is almost entirely descended from soldiers and prisoners, dating from the time the island was a correctional institute...
Sparkling Beaches : Brazil
Sparkling Beaches : Brazil The irony of the northeast is that only a few hours from the despair of the sertdo is the coastal zone where white sand beaches sparkle beneath the tropical sun and the fronds of coconut palms sway in the sea breeze. It is here that Brazil's famed...
The Wild West : Brazil
The Wild West : Brazil A land without men for men without land," was how soldier-president Emflio Medici described Brazil's wild western frontier territory in the early 1970s, was aland inhabited by rural migrants from the overpopulated south. And it was wild...until well into this century. Overland travel between the western...
Independent Streak : Brazil
Independent Streak : Brazil Meanwhile, Sao Paulo's tradition of political and intellectual independence continued into the 20th century. One of the first stirrings against the conservative Old Republic was a 1924 Sao Paulo barracks revolt led by young army officers. In 1932 the entire state mobilized in a three-month Civil War against...
Buzios : Brazil
Buzios : Brazil According to the history books, Buzios was discovered by the Portuguese at the start of the 16th century. Locals, however, know better. Buzios actually was discovered in 1964 by actress Brigitte Bardot. Convinced by an Argentine friend, Brigitte spent two well-documented stays in Buzios, parading her famed bikini-clad...
A Quiet Past : Brazil
A Quiet Past : Brazil Despite its size, Brazil has for the most part played a secondary role in the shaping of the world today. Brazil does not possess a millennial culture with roots running back to a proud indian past, ala Mexico and Peru. It has been on the sidelines...
Paradise Found : Brazil
Paradise Found : Brazil Located 115 miles (190 km) east of Rio along what is known as the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), Buzios has been compared to the fabled island of Ibiza in Spain. It is a sophisticated, international resort that for most of the year manages to retain the...
Gramado and Canela : Brazil
Gramado and Canela : Brazil The crown jewels of the Serra Gaucha are the twin cities of Gramado and Canela. Gramado, site of the annual Brazilian Film Festival held every March, is a tranquil, slow-moving mountain resort where the harried residents of Brazil's non-stop cities escape for the pleasure of doing...
The Missions : Brazil
The Missions : Brazil Due west of the Serra Gaucha is an area of historical significance known as the Mission Region. Here in the 17th century, Jesuit priests organized members of the Guarani indian tribe into a series of settlements built around missions. The object, according to most historians, was to...
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