Talian, or Brazilian Venetian, is a dialect of the Venetian language, spoken primarily in the Serra Gaúcha region in the northeast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It is also spoken in other parts of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as in parts of Espirito Santo and of Santa Catarina.
East Pomeranian or Farther Pomeranian is a East Low German dialect moribund in Europe, which used to be spoken in the region of Farther Pomerania when it was part of the German Province of Pomerania, until World War II, and today is part of Poland. Currently, the language survives mainly in Brazil, where it is spoken by descendants of Germans expelled after the war and where it was given its own script by the linguist Ismael Tressmann. It has co-official status in 11 Brazilian municipalities and has been recognized as a historical and cultural heritage of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. East Pomeranian is also spoken in central Wisconsin and parts of Iowa, in the United States.
Yara Yavelberg was a Brazilian psychologist and university lecturer, member of the Brazilian resistance movement against the Brazilian military government. She was believed to have killed herself in Salvador, Bahia in 1971, but a recent autopsy has shown that she has been murdered by security agents.
Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil being widely spoken by most of the population. Brazil is the most populous Portuguese-speaking country in the world, with its lands comprising the majority of Portugal’s former colonial holdings in the Americas.
Ana Paula de Vasconcelos Padrão, also known as Ana Paula Padrão is a Brazilian journalist, chief editor, entrepreneur, writer and television presenter. She has been a journalist for over thirty years, working for several Brazilian television networks, including Manchete, Rede Globo, SBT and Record. Currently she works for Band Networks, where she hosts MasterChef Brazil, MasterChef Profissionais and MasterChef Para Tudo. She also presents Conexão com The New York Times in BandNews TV.
The Schürmann Family is the first Brazilian family to circumnavigate the world on a sailboat and the only Brazilian family to have done it three times. The family has been active around the world through their online school program, as well as their films and TV programs such as Rede Globo, National Geographic among others.
Iara, also spelled Uiara, Yara or Hiara or Mãe das Águas, is a figure from Brazilian mythology based on the ancient Tupi and Guaraní mythology. The word derives from Old Tupi yîara = y ("water") + îara = "lady of the lake". Depending on the oral tradition and the context of the story, she can be seen either as a water nymph, a siren, or a beautiful mermaid that lives in the Amazon River.
Serafina Corrêa is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Cine TAM was a Brazilian cinema owned by the parent company of TAM Airlines.
Iara Lee is a Brazilian film producer, director and activist of Korean descent who works mainly in the Middle East and Africa. Her recent projects include From Trash to Treasure: Turning Negatives into Positives (2020) and Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse (2020). Her other documentaries include Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia (2019), Burkinabè Rising: The Art of Resistance in Burkina Faso (2018), Burkinabè Bounty: Agroecology in Burkina Faso (2018), Life Is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara (2015), K2 and the Invisible Footmen (2015), The Kalasha and the Crescent (2013), The Suffering Grasses (2012), Cultures of Resistance (2010), Beneath the Borqa in Afghanistan (2002), Architettura (1999), Modulations: Cinema for the Ear (1998), Synthetic Pleasures (1995), and An Autumn Wind (1994). In 2010, Lee was involved in the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla," where nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed by Israeli naval forces and many were injured.
The Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil and Porsche Sprint Challenge Brasil are the first ever one-make championships of Porsche in the continent of South America. It was first contested in 2005 and follows the same formula basis used in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup championships held around the world.
Father's Chair is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Luciano Moura. It follows the story of Theo, a man who always gave priority to career, until the day that his 15-year-old son goes missing. It was shot in Campinas, Paulínia, and in the coast of the state of São Paulo. The film was selected for the World Cinema at 2012 Sundance Film Festival and for the Première Brasil at 2012 Festival do Rio.
The Brazilian national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Brazil. The team is controlled by the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation and as an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Brazil is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has still not actively competing in any World Championship, but have played in the Pan American Tournament, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in the Americas.
Besame Mucho is a 1987 Brazilian romance drama film directed by Francisco Ramalho Jr., based on the play of the same name by Mário Prata.
Events in the year 2000 in Brazil.
Ricardo Fabiano Chahini de Araujo, also known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian freestyle footballer from Belém do Pará, who was the 2019 Red Bull Street Freestyle world champion.
Bangladeshi immigration to Brazil is a new trend, as the South American country has no tradition of receiving the Bengali people. Most of Bangladeshi immigrants to Brazil ask for political asylum and protection from the Brazilian government. Most of the countries declare them as "refugees", although for the first time, Bangladeshis started to arrive in Brazil in the late 2000s and the migratory wave started to go upwards in the early 2010s. One of the reasons for choosing Brazil as a new home for these immigrants is their vision of the country being 'welcoming and full of opportunities', which they do not find in their home country, beyond the poverty, political and religious persecution in Bangladesh.
Matheus Pereira de Souza is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vizela.
General elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, the governors, vice governors, and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. If no candidate for president—or for governor in some states—received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election for these offices will be held on 31 October.
