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Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4779 words) |
 | Brazilian democracy was replaced by dictatorships three times — 1930–1934 and 1937–1945 under Getúlio Vargas, and 1964–1985, under a succession of generals appointed by the military with the help of the US. |
 | The dominant ancestry among Brazilians is Portuguese through the descendants of the early Portuguese colonists (from the 16th century onwards) and later Portuguese immigrants (19th and 20th centuries). |
 | Beginning in the 19th century, the Brazilian government stimulated European immigration to substitute for the manpower of the former slaves. |
| Article about "List of newspapers" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (202 words) |
 | This is a list of well known newspapers from around the world. |
 | The following is a list of the 20 newspapers with the largest circulation as of September 2003, based on statistics reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, rounded to the nearest thousand. |
 | A longer list of newspapers in the United States is also available. |