Federative Republic of Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil
Brazil faces many and many, countless bad years in it’s government, corruption, bad management, lack of public interest and everything that can damage a country. There’s still a lot to be improved in that field and the country knows it won’t be an easy task, however it seems that this time both [...]

Brazil’s Best Hotel

Best Hotel in Brazil
It’s hard to point out the best hotel in Brazil, they are all great, if there is a winner it doesn’t win by much. Tourism plays an important role on Brazil’s economy, and government is investing on it as much as it can along with private companies, many training courses for professional [...]

Brazil Resorts

There are many beautiful and qualified resorts in Brazil, in many cities all over the country you will be able to find one that pleases you, you can rest assured of that. As this is a aspect that attracts tourists, the country is investing on it, however resorts only started to grown in Brazil a [...]

Traveling in Brazil

Brazil is a very good place for travel, there are many interesting places to know, and that’s not only for foreigners, even Brazilians enjoys traveling over the country. There are many beautiful places with astonishing panoramas to visit as well as old historical places, such as residences, museums and etc.
Travel agencies are very profitable companies [...]

Brazil Beatiful Cities

Brazil is a rich country in what concerns physical space and nature, perhaps one of the richest in that matter. There are many cities located in beautiful panoramas which give them a certain charm, to say the least. Those cities are the most desired by the tourists, due their beauty and the many activities they [...]

Carnival Traditions

This is maybe the reason Brazil so well known by foreigners, the carnival in Brazil is a huge and intense party, the festival is very rich in what concerns details, preparation, professionalism and dedication. The carnival usually lasts for a week, even though most people party on the carnival for much longer than that we [...]

Resistance to Military Rule in Brazil

In the early nineteenth century, Brazil experienced a period of military dictatorship that began when the current president stepped down from office and left the way open for a military coup that attempted to reform economics and government policies within the nation.
There was also a great movement of resistance to this military rule in Brazil.  [...]

Curitiba, Brazil

The city of Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Parana.  Curitiba has both the largest population and the largest economy in Southern Brazil.   Its population is almost two million people, also making it the seventh largest city nationwide.  Curitiba’s gross domestic product surpassed seventeen billion dollars, also ranking it fourth in [...]

Recent Brazilian History

Brazil has evolved quite a bit since it was originally discovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 22, 1500.  From its initial discovery, it became a colony of Portugal and remained under official Portuguese rule from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.  The events in Brazilian history following its colonization include the short [...]

Indigenous People of Brazil

Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the territory now called Brazil in 1500, the land was occupied by many groups of indigenous people who had been there for centuries.  They most likely reached Brazil by crossing the Bering Strait on foot from Asia, and migrating down through the Americas, or by sea routes along [...]

Colonization of Brazil

In 1494, a papal bull and the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.  In 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral landed in what is now called Brazil and laid claim to it for the king of Portugal, Manuel I.  Brazil became valuable to the Portuguese for its rainforests rich in [...]

Brazilian Declaration of Independence

When the Portuguese court fled Portugal in 1808 to avoid the Napoleonic wars, they made Brazil the seat of the massive Portuguese Empire.  However, in 1820, the Liberal Revolution erupted in Porto, which led the Royal family to return to safety in Portugal in 1821.  Only a portion of Brazilian delegates were left behind to [...]