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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822 and a republic in 1889. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution and crime remain pressing problems.

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Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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Recife, Brazil	Brazil	Brasile Orientale [Brazil]	Brazil (Political) 1994
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Mere 7th September 2009	I'm from New Zealand and I would like to know what the Brazilian AFS network support is like and where there are host families
Kayla Wolman (Cape Town South Africa) 15th March 2009	Hey, i'm doing a project on Brazil, your site is great it just doesn't have the exports and imports from Brazil...
Juliana 21st November 2005	Hi! I´m a brazilian citizen, from Rio de Janeiro and I really liked this site,it´s a good one for outsiders. Congratulations!!! If you need any help here I am!
Jonathan 7th October 2005	Hey whats up im from carter high school in rialto california i wanted to know if i could find the imports and exports of brazil
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 24th May 2005	In response to - Roberto - Try this news site: http://www.brazilink.org/politics.asp Gene - Alan Foum created this site that provides a directory and links to several sites on the oil & gas industry, many of these with country-specific info.
Gene Moses 30th April 2005	I am composing an Energy Outlook report for Brazil for the next 10 years. I have already gathered data from the US Dept of Energy (EIA)and have tried to gather information from the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Brazil - their website publications are all in Portuguese, which is difficult, but doable. Does anyone have more information sources to recommend for anything related to the energy sector in Brazil, especially consumption by sectors and upcoming public policies related to Energy? Thanks!
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 22nd March 2005	In response to Albert P Revilles -- one of the best sources of the kind of detailed information you're looking for, would be http://www.worldbank.org/, where you could do a search for "VAT+Brazil". You could also try to contact The World Bank people; they're generally very helpful.
Suchita Vemuri Staff Editor 21st February 2005	Hi Piper, see: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/br/Economy and also follow the links from that page, especialy the section under 'Encyclopedia'.
Collon Bowell 2nd December 2004	Send comments to askbjs@usdoj.gov