Welcome to Brasil !               Welcome to my Brazilian Corner, entirely dedicated to this wonderful country where I was born. Brasil was discovered by a Portuguese navigator called Pedro Álvares Cabral, in April, 1500. It was first named Vera Cruz, later renamed Santa Cruz and finally named Brasil due to a kind of dyewood called "pau-brasil" (brazilwood) that was found here in abundance at the time of the discovery.      General Information   Official Name: República Federativa do Brasil Capital: Brasília President: Luís Inácio Lula da Silva Continent: South America Area: 8,511,965 sq km (land: 8,456,510 sq km; water: 55,455 sq km). Population: 169,799,170 inhabitants (August 2000) Territorial Division:5 Regions(26 States, 1 Federal District) Language: Portuguese Currency: Real Climate: Mainly tropical Largest Peak: Neblina (3.014,1 meters high) Largest River: Amazon Terrain: mostly flat; some plains, hills, mountains in the south and a narrow coastal belt. Coastline: 7,491 km Natural resources: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber. Major agricultural productions: coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, banana. Main cities: São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Recife, Porto Alegre. Source: IBGE      This is the Ararajuba, a bird from the tropical forests of Brazil. The ararajuba is considered the national symbol of Brazil for the country is its natural habitat and it has the colors of the Brazilian flag. Unfortunately the ararajuba is among the endangered species.  The ararajuba can be found in the region that extends from the Maranhão state to weastern Pará. Its scientific name is Guaruba guarouba, known in English as Golden Conure. It is from the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. It measures approximately 34cm (14 inches), its feathers are yellow and green, and it has a green beak and pink legs.  There are many things that I'd like to share with my internet friends and it would be impossible to gather them all in a few pages. So, sit back, grab a cup of your favorite drink and choose your destination using the menu below and go on a great tour through Brazil. I'm sure you will have a nice time in my Brazilian Corner. In the table below you will find links to all main pages, but many have others inside them. There are lots of information, pictures, recipes, etc. When you finish exploring one part, click on the "Back to the Brazilian corner" link to return to this menu. Hope you enjoy my Brazilian corner. If you want to explore another corner of my web home, click on "Site Menu" to return to the corner's menu on the main page.   Brazilian Corner Menu  Introduction  Historical Facts  Chronological Events  From 1500 onwards  A Letter from Caminha  Presidents  The National Anthem  The Brazilian Flag  Empty  The Arts  The Brazilian Cuisine  Santos Dumont  Brazilian Fauna  Brazilian Rainforest  Empty  Rio de Janeiro - city  Rio de Janeiro - state  Rio de Janeiro Photo Album  Carnival in Brazil  Folklore  Holidays and Feasts       [ Site Menu ] [ Home ] This page was created on: January 24, 2002. Last updated on: July 12, 2008.   ~ Graphics by Irene ~ Green background by Graphics by Grace (www.graphicsbygrace.com) ~ Yellow background by The Mother Bear (www.themotherbear.com) ~ ~ Light background by Rajiv's Graphics

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