Mato Grosso Campaign — Part of the Paraguayan War Date December 1864 Location Mato Grosso, Brazil Result … Wikipedia
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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
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War of the Triple Alliance — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= War of the Triple Alliance partof= caption=Colonel Faria da Rocha reviewing Brazilian troops in front of the Tayi market, 1868. date= 1864 1870 place= South America casus= territory= result= Allied victory… … Wikipedia
Mensalão scandal — Roberto Jefferson was the whistleblower of the corruption scheme. The Mensalão scandal (Portuguese: Escândalo do Mensalão, IPA: [mẽsaˈlɐ̃w̃]) took place in Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da… … Wikipedia
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