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Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena at AllExperts (293 words) |
 | Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena (Santa Bárbara, November 30, 1847 – Rio de Janeiro, June 14, 1909) was a Brazilian politician, president between 1906 and 1909. |
 | Afonso Pena was the first Brazilian president to advocate intervening in the coffee economy. |
 | The reorganization of the Brazilian army was done by Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca during the Pena administration. |
| Belo Horizonte (2992 words) |
 | The spine of the city is the broad Avenida Afonso Pena, with the Rodoviária at its northern end, in the heart of the downtown area. |
 | Just down from the Rodoviária along Avenida Afonso Pena is the obelisk in the Praça Sete, the middle of the hotel and financial district and the city’s busiest part; a few blocks further down Afonso Pena are the trees and shade of the Parque Municipal. |
 | Afonso Pena, this “bakery” serves excellent light meals (salads, pasta, soups and sandwiches), wonderful cakes and what is probably the best bread anywhere in Brazil. |