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The Founding of Rio & Its Subsequent History

On March 1, 1565, the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was formally founded by the Portuguese who had first encountered Guanabara Bay on January 1, 1502 (hence the name, “January River”), Today, Rio is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area and the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of … Continue reading The Founding of Rio & Its Subsequent History

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Brazil #O17 (1913)
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Brazil #O17 (1913)

The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest country in both South America and Latin America, as well as the world’s fifth-largest country by both area and population It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language, and the only one in the Americas. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of … Continue reading Brazil #O17 (1913)

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