Brazilian Science, Arts and Culture
Brazilian Science, Arts and Culture
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- Which Brazilian aviator flew the 14-bis in Paris in 1906?
- Which Brazilian company is one of the world's leading makers of regional jets?
- Which scientist led the campaign against yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1900s and gave his name to a major institute?
- Which Brazilian doctor discovered Chagas disease in 1909?
- Which Brazilian programme, launched in 1975, promoted ethanol from sugarcane as a car fuel?
- How many times has Brazil won the FIFA men's World Cup?
- Which Brazilian football player won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970?
- Which Rio de Janeiro stadium hosted the 1950 and 2014 World Cup finals?
- Which match at the 1950 World Cup in Rio, nicknamed the Maracanazo, saw Brazil lose the final?
- In 2016, Rio de Janeiro became the first city in which continent to host the Summer Olympic Games?
- Which Brazilian driver won the Formula One world title in 1988, 1990 and 1991?
- Which Brazilian footballer was named FIFA World Player of the Year six times?
- Which footballer nicknamed 'Joy of the People' [Alegria do Povo] helped win the 1958 and 1962 World Cups?
- Which club did Pelé play for for most of his career?
- Which martial art, developed from a Japanese style and popularised by the Gracie family, comes from Brazil?
- Which Afro-Brazilian art mixes dance, acrobatics and music?
- Which music and dance style is most closely linked with Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parades?
- Which style of music, linked with João Gilberto and Tom Jobim, spread worldwide in the 1960s?
- Who composed the Bachianas Brasileiras, a set of works that mixes Bach with Brazilian folk music?
- Which Brazilian author wrote the novel The Alchemist?
- Which author wrote the 1899 novel Dom Casmurro?
- Which writer produced The Hour of the Star [A Hora da Estrela] in 1977?
- Which novelist wrote Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, set in Bahia?
- Which architect designed major buildings of Brasília, including the National Congress and the cathedral?
- Which urban planner drew the Pilot Plan [Plano Piloto] of Brasília in the shape of an aeroplane?
- Who designed the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, where Carnival parades are held?
- Which statue overlooks Rio de Janeiro from Corcovado Mountain?
- Which festival, held before Lent, is Brazil's best-known celebration?
- Which June festival features square dancing, bonfires and corn dishes?
- Which dish of black beans and pork is considered a national dish of Brazil?
- Which Brazilian drink is made with cachaça, lime, sugar and ice?
- Which cheese bread, from Minas Gerais, is made with cassava starch?
- Which purple berry from an Amazon palm is often eaten as a thick frozen bowl?
- Which painter's 1928 work Abaporu is a landmark of Brazilian modernism?
- In which year was the Modern Art Week [Semana de Arte Moderna] held in São Paulo?
- Which Brazilian painter made the large panels War and Peace for the United Nations in New York?
- Which Brazilian film of 2002, directed by Fernando Meirelles, portrays life in a Rio favela?
- Which colonial gold-mining town in Minas Gerais was among the first Brazilian sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in 1980?
- Which historic centre in Salvador, Bahia, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its colourful colonial buildings?
- Which colour is the main shirt of the Brazilian national football team [Seleção]?
- Which word describes a deep, longing nostalgia often said to be typical of Portuguese and Brazilian culture?
- Which rubber tapper and environmentalist, murdered in 1988, defended the Amazon forest in Acre?
- Which Brazilian striker scored 15 goals at World Cups, a record until 2014?
- Which tree is Brazil's national tree, the source of the country's name?
- Which nickname is given to Rio de Janeiro for its scenery of mountains and beaches?
- Which annual festival in Parintins, Amazonas, features rival folk groups called Garantido and Caprichoso?
- Which Formula One circuit in São Paulo hosts the Brazilian Grand Prix?
- Which single-string instrument gives capoeira its rhythm?
- Which beach neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro lends its name to a famous bossa nova song?
- What is the official language of Brazil, used in every state and in all courts?