Pictures of Brazil
Capoeira, the Bahian martial art.
Brazil is the biggest country in South America and the only
Portuguese-speaking American country. It was discovered by European in 1500, at
Porto Seguro, southern Bahia State. Salvador was
the first national capital and the second was
Rio de Janeiro. Today, the capital is Brasília. Independence was conquered
in 1924, from Portugal.
Crystal Palace in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro.
The first images of the Iguassu Falls as seen by the visitors of the Iguassu National Park, in Paraná.
A Val d'Osne fountain by the French artist Mathurin Moreau, inaugurated in 1858, in the Historic Center of Salvador, the first capital of Brazil.
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Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (photo C. Knepper).
Ouro Preto, a historic city in Minas Gerais.
Solar do Unhão, a historic cultural center in Salvador.
Marcello Jr - Agencia Brasil
Pictures of Brazil
Raul Golinelli
MRE
Manu Dias
