The Brazilian states football championships are the professional adult male soccer competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and South regions. In some states from the North Region, however, it takes place in May or June. Historically, for economic and geographic reasons, such as long distances between the country's main cities, the state leagues were considered the most important championship for Brazilian clubs, especially before 1959, when a regular national championship was first established. In recent years, bigger clubs have become increasingly critical of the state leagues, which are often blamed for the lack of space in Brazil's football calendar and have lost most of its old prestige. Smaller clubs, however, are dependant on the state leagues for their financial well-being and largely oppose calls to reduce the number of games or even end state leagues altogether.
Tourism in Brazil is a growing sector and key to the economy of several regions of Brazil. The country had 6.589 million visitors in 2018, ranking in terms of the international tourist arrivals as the second main destination in South America after Argentina and third in Latin America after Mexico and Argentina. Revenues from international tourists reached US$5.8 billion in 2015, continuing a recovery trend from the 2008–2009 economic crisis.
Vidigal is a neighborhood and a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Priscila Machado is a Brazilian TV Host model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2011. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2011, and finished the competition as 2nd Runner-Up.
The Miss Brazil 2014 was the 60th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant, held in Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Jakelyne Oliveira of Mato Grosso, crowned her successor Melissa Gurgel of Ceará. Delegates from each state and the Federal District for competed for the national crown. The winner represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2014 and placed Top 15.
Jonas Fernando Sulzbach is a Brazilian model. He is known for winning the Mister Brasil Mundo contest and for his participation in the twelfth season of the reality show Big Brother Brazil, where he was in third place.
Miss Brazil 2018 was the 64th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant. It was held on 26 May 2018 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, and was hosted by Cássio Reis and Maria Eugênia Suconic. Monalysa Alcântara of Piauí crowned her successor Mayra Dias of Amazonas at the end of the event. Dias represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant and placed Top 20.
Mayra Benita Alves Dias is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Brasil 2018 on 26 May 2018, becoming the second representative from Amazonas. She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2018.
Vitória Longaray Strada is a Brazilian actress and model.
Miss Brazil 2021, officially Miss Universe Brazil 2021, was the 66th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant, and the first under the new Miss Universe Brazil management. The competition was filmed on 7 November 2021 on board the MSC Preziosa, and aired on 9 November. In order to preserve the secrecy of the results before its airdate, crowning moments for all three finalists were filmed, while only the one of the winner was aired.
The Miss Brazil World 2001 pageant took place on September 28, 2001. It was 16th edition of the contest. Each state and the Federal District competed for their state and went to compete for the title of the Brazilian Crown for Miss World. The winner entered Miss World 2001. This year was the first time that Miss Brazil World was separated from the main pageant, Miss Brazil, for only 1 year. Joyce Yara Silva Aguiar of São Paulo ended being the winner at the end of the contest and also the first black woman to be Miss Brazil World. This contest was held separate from Miss Brazil 2001 and was apart from the latter for only a year before rejoining with the main contest the following year.
Miss Brazil CNB 2021 was the 31st edition of the Miss Brazil CNB pageant and the 6th under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on August 19, 2021. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Elís Miele Coelho of Espírito Santo crowned her successor, Caroline Teixeira of Distrito Federal at the end of the contest. Teixeira will represent Brazil at Miss World 2021. The contest was held at the Brasília Palace Hotel in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. This year's contest was originally supposed to take place in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miss Brazil CNB 2019 was the 30th edition of the Miss Brazil CNB pageant and the 5th under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on September 3, 2019. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Jéssica Carvalho of Piauí crowned her successor, Elís Miele Coelho of Espírito Santo at the end of the contest. Miele represented Brazil at Miss World 2019. The contest was held at the Dall'Onder Grand Hotel in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 2021. As Miss Brazil, she represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2021. Santos had previously been crowned Miss Ceará 2021 and Miss Ceará 2018, and placed as the second runner-up at Miss Brazil 2018. She is the fourth woman from Ceará to win Miss Brazil.
Miss Brazil CNB 2018 was the 29th edition of the Miss Brazil CNB pageant and the 4th under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on August 11, 2018. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Gabrielle Vilela of Rio de Janeiro crowned her successor, Jéssica Carvalho of Piauí at the end of the contest. Carvalho represented Brazil at Miss World 2018. The contest was held at the Hotel do Bosque in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Miss Brazil CNB 2017 was the 28th edition of the Miss Brazil CNB pageant and the 3rd under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on August 12, 2017. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Beatrice Fontoura of Goiás crowned her successor, Gabrielle Vilela of Rio de Janeiro at the end of the contest. Vilela represented Brazil at Miss World 2017. The contest was held at the Hotel do Bosque in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bianca Matte is a Brazilian beauty queen and holder of the titles of Miss Roraima 2013 e Miss Brazilian Tourism 2014.
Miss Brazil World 2016 was the 27th edition of the Miss Brazil World pageant and the 2nd under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on June 25, 2016. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Catharina Choi of Ilhabela crowned her successor, Beatrice Fontoura of Goiás at the end of the contest. Fontoura represented Brazil at Miss World 2016. The contest was held at the Resort Il Campanario in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Miss Brazil World 2015 was the 26th edition of the Miss Brazil World pageant and 10th under MMB Productions & Events. During this pageant MMB Productions & Events became CNB Miss Brazil, thus this is the 1st under CNB Miss Brazil. The contest took place on June 25, 2016. Each state, the Federal District and various Insular Regions & Cities competed for the title. Julia Gama of Rio Grande do Sul originally crowned Ana Luísa Castro of Sergipe at the end of the contest but Castro resigned the title after the contest due to having an unrecognized marriage outside of Brazil in Belgium and wanting to get her marriage recognized in Brazil. As a result, Catharina Choi of Ilhabela was crowned as the Miss Brazil World 2015 by Castro. Choi represented Brazil at Miss World 2015. The contest was held at the Pedro Ivo Theater in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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