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| Physiographic Features | Type | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Basin | ||
| River Xingu | ||
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | Mountain |
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Location
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean - The World Factbook
Data »
| Particulars for Brazil: | |
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| Locale Type | Nation |
| Data | |
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| Demonym: | Brazilian |
| Corruption Perceptions Index - 2014, Transparency International: | 69 |
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Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader, one of the first in the area to begin an economic recovery. Highly unequal income distribution and crime remain pressing problems. - The World Factbook
Creative Works »
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black God, White Devil | Film | Glauber Rocha | "Black God, White Devil" is set in 1940s Sertao, the backcountry of northeast Brazil. | |
| Dom Casmurro | Book | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | ||
| Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon | Book | Jorge Amado | ||
| Leiningen versus the Ants (Short Story) | Short Story | Carl Stephenson (author) | Even here, in this Brazilian wilderness, his brain had triumphed over every difficulty and danger it had so far encountered. | |
| The Devil and Miss Prym | Book | Paulo Coelho | ||
| The Devil to Pay in the Backlands | Book | Joao Guimaraes Rosa | ||
| The Hour of the Star | Book | Clarice Lispector | ||
| The Passion According to GH | Book | Clarice Lispector | ||
| The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cuba | Book | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | ||
| Veronika Decides to Die | Book | Paulo Coelho |