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List of the largest cities in Brazil
AnanindeuaAnápolisAparecida de GoiâniaAracajuBarueriBauruBelford RoxoBelo HorizonteBelémBetimBlumenauBoa VistaBrasíliaCamaçariCampina GrandeCampinasCampo GrandeCampos dos GoitacazesCanoasCarapicuíbaCariacicaCaruaruCascavelCaucaiaCaxias do SulColomboContagemCuiabáCuritibaDiademaDuque de CaxiasEmbuFeira de SantanaFlorianópolisFortalezaFoz do IguaçuFrancaGoiâniaGovernador ValadaresGravataíGuarujáGuarulhosImperatrizIpatingaItaboraíItaquaquecetubaJaboatão dos GuararapesJoinvilleJoão PessoaJuazeiroJuazeiro do NorteJuiz de ForaJundiaíLimeiraLondrinaMacapáMaceióMagéManausMaringáMaríliaMauáMogi das CruzesMontes ClarosMossoróNatalNiteróiNova IguaçuNovo HamburgoOlindaOsascoPalmasPaulistaPelotasPetrolinaPetrópolisPiracicabaPonta GrossaPorto AlegrePorto VelhoPraia GrandeRecifeRibeirão das NevesRibeirão PretoRio BrancoRio de JaneiroSalvadorSanta LuziaSanta MariaSantarémSanto AndréSantosSerraSorocabaSumaréSuzanoSão Bernardo do CampoSão GonçaloSão José do Rio PretoSão José dos CamposSão José dos PinhaisSão João de MeritiSão LuísSão PauloSão VicenteTaboão da SerraTaubatéTeresinaUberabaUberlândiaViamãoVila VelhaVitóriaVitória da ConquistaVolta RedondaVárzea Grande

Background of Brazil

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.


Cultural life of Brazil

The cultures of the indigenous Indians, Africans, and Portuguese have together formed the modern Brazilian way of life. The Portuguese culture is by far the dominant of these influences; from it Brazilians acquired their language, their main religion, and most of their customs. The Indian population is now statistically small, but Tupí-Guaraní, the language of many Brazilian Indians, continues to strongly influence the Brazilian Portuguese language; other Indian contributions to Brazilian culture are most apparent in the Amazon basin. African influences on the Brazilian way of life are strongest along the coast between the Northeast and Rio de Janeiro; they include traditional foods, religions, and popular music and dance, especially the samba. Commercial and cultural imports from Europe and North America have often competed with—and influenced—Brazilians’ own cultural output, and critics have argued that the nation’s cultural identity is suffering as a result. Despite numerous social and economic challenges, Brazilians continue to be exuberant and creative in their celebrations and art forms.

The land of Brazil

Disclaimer

This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.