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| ARTICLES RELATED TO List of Brazilians | | | |  List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - ReligionMain article: Religion in Brazil
About 74% of the population in Brazil are Roman Catholic. Followers of Protestantism are rising in number, currently at 15.4%. Other Christian groups constitute only 1.3% of the population. African tribal religions such as Candomblé are the next largest groups. There are around 120,000 members of the Jewish community (located mostly in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro but also in Brasilia, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and other major towns) while Buddhism, Shinto, and other Asian religions are also sizeable. There are around 28,000 m ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - Demographics The main ethnic group in Brazil are the Portuguese, who colonized the country after 1500. Until independence in 1822, the Portuguese were the only European nation that successfully settled in Brazil, and most of Brazil's culture is based on that of Portugal. The Dutch and the French also colonized Brazil during the 17th century, but their presence lasted only a few decades.
The original Amerindian population of Brazil (between 3-5 million) has in large part been exterminated or assimilated into the Portuguese population. Since the beginn ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - Languages Portuguese is the official language, and is spoken by the entire population. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas, giving it a national culture distinct from its Spanish-speaking neighbors.
Portuguese is the only official language of Brazil, and there are few regional variances. It is virtually the only language used in schools, newspapers, radio and TV, and for all b ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - Economy Possessing large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, as well as a large labor pool, Brazil's GDP (PPP) outweighs that of any other Latin American country, and the country is expanding its presence in world markets. Major export products include airplanes, coffee, vehicles, soybean, iron ore, orange juice, steel, textiles, footwear and electrical equipment.
After crafting a fiscal adjustment program, and pledging progress on structural reform, Brazil received a US$41.5 billion IMF-led internatio ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - Geography Brazil is characterized by the extensive low-lying Amazon Rainforest in the north, and a more open terrain of hills and low mountains to the south — home to most of Brazil's population and its agricultural base. Along the Atlantic seacoast are also found several mountain ranges, reaching roughly 2,900 m high. The highest peak is the Pico da Neblina at 3,014 m, in Guiana's highlands. Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest river in the world by volume, and often considered the world's longest; the Paraná and its major tributary, the Iguaçu River, where the impressive Iguaçu falls are located; the Rio Negro, São Francisco, Xin ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - Brazil - Politics The 1988 constitution grants broad powers to the federal government. The President has extensive executive powers: he appoints the Cabinet, and he is also both head of state and head of government. The President and Vice-President are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms.
The Brazilian legislature, the bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional, includes the Federal Senate or Senado Federal of 81 seats, of which three members from each state or federal district are elected according to th ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Models Main article: List of Brazilian models
List of Brazilians - Female.
Gianne Albertoni
Michelle Alves
Alessandra Ambrosio
Ana Beatriz Barros
Letícia Birkheuer
Marcelle Bittar
Carolina Bittencourt
Luiza Brunet
Yasmin Brunet
Gisele Bündchen
Jeisa Chiminazzo
Daniella Cicarelli
Luciana Curtis
Cintia Dicker
Bruna Erhardt
Isabella Fiorentino
Isabeli Fontana< ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Music Main article: List of Brazilians in music
Tim Maia, singer and composer
Arnaldo Antunes, singer and composer
Guilherme Arantes, pianist, singer and composer
Gustavo Assis-Brasil, composer, virtuoso guitar player
Waldir Azevedo, composer, virtuoso cavaquinho player
Jacob do Bandolim, composer, virtuoso mandolinist
Arnaldo Baptista (1948-), singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Adoniran Barbosa (1912-1982), singer and composer
Bade ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Explorers and discoverers Main article: List of Brazilian Explorers
Cândido Rondon, famous explorer and engineer
Orlando Villas Boas (1914-2003), explorer and indigenist
Amyr Klink, adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
Sydney Possuelo, (b. 1940), explorer, social activist and Indian expert
List of Brazilians - Foreigners who explored or discovered in Brazil.
Pedro Alvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in 1500 (Portuguese)
Francisco de ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Models Main article: List of Brazilian models
List of Brazilians - Female.
Gianne Albertoni
Michelle Alves
Alessandra Ambrosio
Ana Beatriz Barros
Letícia Birkheuer
Marcelle Bittar
Carolina Bittencourt
Luiza Brunet
Yasmin Brunet
Gisele Bündchen
Jeisa Chiminazzo
Daniella Cicarelli
Luciana Curtis
Cintia Dicker
Bruna Erhardt
Isabeli Fontana
Luciana Gimenez ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Music Main article: List of Brazilians in music
Tim Maia, singer and composer
Arnaldo Antunes, singer and composer
Guilherme Arantes, pianist, singer and composer
Waldir Azevedo, composer, virtuoso cavaquinho player
Jacob do Bandolim, composer, virtuoso mandolinist
Arnaldo Baptista (1948-), singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Adoniran Barbosa (1912-1982), singer and composer
Baden Powell (1937-2000), composer and guitar musician
Ary ...
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| | | | | List of Brazilians: Encyclopedia II - List of Brazilians - Science and technology Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
Adib Jatene, heart surgeon
Adolfo Lutz, physician and pioneer of public health
Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator and inventor.
Antônio Rebouças Filho, pioneer engineer and urbanist
André Rebouças (1838-1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho.
Aristides Leão, physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression, a phenomenon of the nervous tissue
Aurélio Buarque de Hollanda, historiographer and ling ...
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