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| Location | South America |
| Leader | President of Brazil |
| Type | nation state |
| Member of | G-20 |
| Subpage | •Brazil/1964 coup d'état •Brazil/Minister for Health •Brazil/Minister of Justice •Brazil/President •Brazil/Vice President |
| Very large and not particularly populous country which has made a priority of biofuels. | |
For the 1985 dystopian film entitled Brazil, see Brazil (film).
Brazil is the largest nation state in South America. In 2013, it was #10 in the world in terms of military expenditure.[1]
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2016 Olympics
On 21 July 2016, Brazil arrested 10 people "suspected of belonging to a poorly organized group supporting Islamic State".[2]
Brazil "plans to deploy about 85,000 soldiers, police and other security personnel during the Rio Games, more than twice as many in place for the London Olympics in 2012."[2]
Ambassadors to Brazil
| Nation state | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador to Brazil | ||
| South Africa/Ambassador to Brazil | ||
| US/Ambassador to Brazil | 29 October 1825 |
Groups Headquartered Here
| A Group Headquartered Here | Description |
|---|---|
| Central Bank of Brazil | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo | One of the largest and most prestigious universities of Brazil. |
| University of Brasília | Since 1962 UnB has played an important role both nationally and regionally in terms of teaching and research excellence |
| University of São Paulo | |
| World Social Forum |
Citizens of Brazil on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jair Bolsonaro | 21 March 1955 | President of Brazil who publicly refused a COVID-19 vaccine and suggested that the virus may have been intentionally created and released. | |
| Luciana Borio | CFR, Biodefense expert, named to Biden's Covid Task force | ||
| Pepe Escobar | 1954 | Highly recommended independent geopolitical journalist. | |
| Ilan Goldfajn | 12 March 1966 | ||
| Antonio Sanchez de Larragoiti | |||
| Paulo Malhães | 17 April 1938 | 25 April 2014 | Admitted torturing and murdering dissidents |
| Luiz Henrique Mandetta | 30 November 1964 | Brazilian Health minister sacked after criticising the COVID-19 Lockdown | |
| Inês Etienne Romeu | 18 December 1942 | 27 April 2015 | She is believed to have been the only captive to survive detention in a Brazilian torture centre known as the Casa da Morta, "the house of death" |
| Edmond Safra | 6 August 1932 | 3 December 1999 | Billionaire banker who died in a suspicious fire in Monaco |
| José Graziano da Silva | |||
| Achim Steiner | 17 May 1961 |
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