The Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro is the unicameral legislative body of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro — /ree oh day zheuh nair oh, near oh, jeuh , dee, deuh/; Port. /rddee oo di zhi nay rddoo/ a seaport in SE Brazil: former capital. 5,184,292. Also called Rio. * * * City (pop., 2002 est.: city, 5,937,300; metro. area, 11,121,300) and port,… … Universalium
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Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre — Manuel José de Araújo Porto alegre (Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; November 2, 1806 – Lisboa, Portugal; December 29, 1879), baron of Santo Ângelo, was a Brazilian poet and playwright, forerunner of Brazilian romanticism, as well as a… … Wikipedia
Cidade Maravilhosa — This article is about the song. For the city nicknamed Marvelous City , see Rio de Janeiro. Cidade maravilhosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi maɾaviˈʎɔzɐ], Marvelous City) is a march that was written and composed by André Filho and… … Wikipedia
Cidade do Samba — (Portuguese, Samba City) is a complex of buildings in Gamboa (Rio de Janeiro), where Samba schools prepare for carnival. About fourteen of the major samba schools have a warehouse in the complex. Warehouse Samba school 1 LIESA 2 União da Ilha 3… … Wikipedia
Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo — This article is about the Brazilian poet, playwright and painter. For the Mozambican politician, see Manuel de Araújo. Manuel de Araújo Porto alegre A painting of Porto alegre, made in 1848 by Ferdinand Krumholz … Wikipedia
Music of Brazil — Roberto Carlos is the singer with the top selling albums in Brazil. The music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, European and Amerindian forms. After 500 years of history, Brazilian music developed some… … Wikipedia
Coelho Neto — Born Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto 21 February 1864(1864 02 21) Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil Died 28 November 1934(1934 11 28) (aged 70) … Wikipedia
brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… … Universalium
Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… … Universalium
