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Brazilian History and Geography
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- Who declared Brazil's independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822?
- Which president inaugurated the new capital Brasília in 1960?
- Which law abolished slavery in Brazil on 13 May 1888?
- What happened in Brazil on 15 November 1889?
- Which regime did Getúlio Vargas establish in 1937?
- Why did the Portuguese royal court move to Brazil in 1808?
- For what period did the military regime govern Brazil?
- What is the 1988 Constitution of Brazil often called?
- Which two states alternated in supplying presidents during the 'cafe com leite' politics of the Old Republic?
- Which Brazilian biome is the largest tropical wetland in the world?
- Which is the most populous state of Brazil?
- Which two South American countries do not share a border with Brazil?
- Which economic plan introduced in 1994 ended Brazil's long period of high inflation?
- Which list shows these events in the correct chronological order?
- Which tropic line crosses the south of Brazil, passing through the state of São Paulo?
- Which Brazilian biome exists only in Brazil and has plants adapted to a semi-arid climate?
- Which 1750 treaty replaced the Tordesillas line and recognised the Portuguese occupation of the west of Brazil?
- Which movement was led by Tiradentes, who was executed on 21 April 1792?
- Who was the leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, remembered on 20 November?
- How many official geographic regions does Brazil have?
- Who led the settlement of Canudos in Bahia, destroyed in 1897 and told by Euclides da Cunha in Os Sertões?
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