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Bacabal

(Encyclopedia) Bacabal Bacabal bəkəbälˈ [key], city, Maranhão state, NE Brazil, on the Mearim River…

Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão do

(Encyclopedia) Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão doRio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão dozh&oobreve;zĕˈ mərēˈə də sēlˈvə pəräˈny&oobreve;s bərouNˈ d&oobreve; rēˈ…

Ronaldinho

(Encyclopedia) Ronaldinho (Ronaldo Assis de Moreira), 1980–, Brazilian soccer player. Also nicknamed “El Gaucho,” the agile attacking forward was a footballer from childhood. Known almost as much for…

Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary

(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot CaryAgassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Caryăgˈəsē [key], 1822–1907, American author and educator, b. Boston. In 1850 she married Louis Agassiz, and together they…

Recôncavo

(Encyclopedia) Recôncavo: see Bahia, state; Salvador, Brazil.

pororoca

(Encyclopedia) pororoca, tidal bore: see Amazon, river, Brazil; bore.

bloodstone

(Encyclopedia) bloodstone or heliotrope, green chalcedony spotted with red, used as a gem stone. It is found in India, the United States, Brazil, and Australia.

Natal, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) NatalNatalnətälˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 606,887), capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, NE Brazil, just above the mouth of the Potengi River. A modern city that has retained its…

Salvador, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) SalvadorSalvadorsălˈvədôrˌ, Port. səlvəᵺôrˈ [key] or BahiaSalvadorbəēˈyə [key], formerly São SalvadorSalvadorsouN [key], city (1991 pop. 2,075,273), capital of Bahia state, E Brazil, a…

Bahia, state, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Bahia Bahia bäēˈyə [key], state, 216,612 sq mi (559,921 sq km), E Brazil, on the Atlantic…