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| Capital |
Braslia, DF
1545′S 4757′W |
| Largest city |
SP |
| Official language(s) |
Portuguese |
| Government |
Federal republic |
| -President |
Luiz Incio Lula da Silva |
| - Vice President |
Jos Alencar Gomes da Silva |
| Independence |
From Portugal |
| - Declared |
September 7, 1822 |
| - Recognized |
August 29, 1825 |
| Area |
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| - Total |
8,514,877 km (5th) |
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3,287,597 sq mi |
| - Water (%) |
0.65 |
| Population |
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| - 2005 est. |
186,405,000 (5th) |
| - 2000 census |
169,799,170 |
| - Density |
22/km (150th)
57/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| - Total |
$1,576,728 million (9th) |
| - Per capita |
$8,584 (68th) |
| HDI (2003) |
0.792 (63rd) medium |
| Currency |
Real (BRL) |
| Time zone |
(UTC-3 to -5 (Official: -3)) |
| Internet TLD |
.br |
| Calling code |
+55 |
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Curitiba Largo da Ordem. This church is the oldest surving building in the city, and it dates back to 1737. It is one of the best examples of Portuguese Portuguese ecclesiastical architecture in southern Brazil. The extirior of the church is rather plain, inside the church it is decorated with Portuguese blue and white tiling and late Baroque altars.
Museu de Arte Sacra - Largo da Ordem. This interesting museum is housed in the Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Sao Francisco das Chagas. It contains a large collection of relics that where found in Curitiba's churches. There are many interesting and ancient items on display in the museum.
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Rio De Janeiro Sparkling waters, beautiful people, historic neighborhoods and museums, mixed with rich sounds of Samba and a thriving nightlife have all come to give this Brazilian city its reputation as one of the most striking in the world. The Cidade Maravihosa (Marvelous City), as Brazilians call it, displays a unique blend of contrasts: a bustling metropolis amidst beautiful mountain ranges, rainforests and wetlands; tremendous wealth yet crushing poverty, old traditions right next to desires for modernity. All of this symbolically caressed in the outstretched arms of Cristo Redentor, the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain overlooking the city |  |
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Sao Paulo Every two years, Associação Cultural Videobrasil's International Electronic Art Festival brings groundbreaking work by cream-of-the-crop artists from all over the world to São Paulo. In keeping with the constant transformations in media and support, the curatorship has added installations, performances, VJs, CD-ROM art, and internet art to the programme.
The Festival includes a competitive exhibition of so-called southern circuit and an extensive parallel programme. Art shows, debates and meetings introduce new ideas and art work, setting new guidelines for contemporary art in Brazil.
Exhibitions featuring work by prominent electronic artists are also part of the Festival. Brazilian pioneers such as Rafael França and Olhar Eletrônico, and international guests such as Nam June Paik, Bill Viola and Gary Hill, have featured in the event’s past editions. Each edition has a theme of its own.
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