Their intention was never to develop a large arsenal but to have the technical capability to produce the arms needed for Brazil's military.

Brazil's three largest arms firms were established in the 1960s.

On the supply side, Brazil's arms exports were designed for developing world markets and were noted for their high quality, easy maintenance, good performance in adverse conditions, and low cost.

By late 1994, it appeared that Brazil's arms industry would not disappear completely.

On 18 September 1822, eleven days after proclaiming Brazil's independence Royal Prince Dom Pedro signed a decree instituting these arms stating "... henceforth the arms of this Empire of Brazil will be, on a green field, a gold armillary sphere superimposed on a cross of the Order of Christ, the sphere encircled by 19 silver stars on a blue circle ; and an imperial crown with diamonds set atop the shield, the sides of which will be embraced by two plants of coffee and tobacco, as emblems of its Empire's riches, in their proper colors and tied at the bottom with the national bow-knot.

On the latter date, when Brazil's second emperor, Pedro II was crowned, using a new richer crown that was manufactured for him, the design of such Crown replaced the image of the older diadem in the coat of arms, and remained in use until the downfall of the Empire.

In 1980, after Italian arms manufacturer Beretta had completed its contracts to produce firearms for Brazil's military, Taurus purchased Beretta's São Paulo manufacturing plant along with the tooling, technical drawings, and work force necessary to produce several different pistol designs.

The earliest armored personnel carriers ( APCs ) produced by Brazil, in the 1960s, benefited directly from some of the technology developed by Brazil's dynamic automotive industry.

Brazil's push for nationalization of the computer-related industry in the 1970s also began with the navy, which could not decipher the " black box " computerized range-finding and firing mechanisms on the British frigates they had purchased, and did not want to be dependent on imported maintenance.

In 1930, she was known to be Brazil's gem singer, and in 1933 went on to sign a two-year contract with Rádio Mayrink Veiga, becoming the first contract singer in the radio industry history of Brazil.

Known colloquially as " locomotive pulling the 20 empty boxcars " ( a reference to the 20 other states ) and still today Brazil's industrial and commercial center, São Paulo led this trend toward industrialization due to the foreign revenues flowing into the coffee industry.

Limeira is also known for its new plated jewelry and semi-jewelry industry which attract customers from all over the world, giving the city the title of " Brazil's plated jewelry capital.

Limeira is also known for its new plated jewelry and semi-jewelry industry which attract customers from all over the world, giving the city the title of " Brazil's plated jewelry capital.

An entire industry is in place in Barcelos on the banks of Brazil's Rio Negro in which the local population catches fish for the aquarium trade.

The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials industry, and is the second-largest such center in the world.

Brazil's IT industry has achieved some remarkable feats, particularly in the area of software.

** Volta Redonda-site of Brazil's first steel industry )

** São José dos Campos-high-tech industry and home to Embraer, Brazil's aircraft manufacturer

Brazil's recycling industry generates returns of US $ 2 billion a year while cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million tonnes.

As a result of the Axis attacks Brazil suffered nearly 1600 dead, including nearly 500 civilians and more than 1000 of Brazil's 7, 000 sailors involved in the conflict.

After Brazil's entry into the war on the Allied side in 1942, anti-German riots broke out in nearly every city in Brazil in which Germans were not the majority population.

Brazil's sanctions on South Africa nearly prevented Nelson Piquet or Ayrton Senna from racing.

It is Brazil's second major highway, and the longest in the country ( nearly 4800 km long ).

Brazil's economy had collapsed in 1929 as a result of the Great Depression, and a populist military regime had taken over the government in 1930.

Following the Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820, and after several battles and skirmishes were fought in Pará and in Bahia, the heir apparent Pedro, son of King John VI of Portugal, proclaimed the country's independence in 1822 and became Brazil's first emperor ( He later also reigned as Pedro IV of Portugal ).

Exports grew from $ 12 billion in 1991 to $ 27 billion in 2001, but many industries could not compete abroad, especially after Brazil's devaluation.

Brazil's largest party, the centrist Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement ( PMDB ), joined Cardoso's governing coalition after the election, as did the right-wing PPB, the Brazilian Progressive Party, in 1996.

Against a weaker Argentine side, the Brazilians applied heavy pressure and had numerous chances to score, but it was Claudio Caniggia who managed to find Brazil's net and eliminate them after a brilliant assist from Maradona.

In Brazil's opening game against Turkey, Rivaldo fell to the ground clutching his face after Turkey's Hakan Ünsal had kicked the ball at his legs.

1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager on July 24, 2006, almost right after the World Cup was over.

The total value of the Domestic Market Capitalization of the BMV was calculated at US $ 409 billion at the end of 2011, and raised to US $ 451 billion by the end of February this year, making it the second largest stock exchange in Latin America ( after Brazil's BM & F Bovespa ) and the fifth largest in the Americas.

Headquartered in São José dos Campos, Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world, and the fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer after Canada's Bombardier when business jets are taken into account, and it is Brazil's top exporter of industrial products.

In 2003, Botafogo ranked second in Brazil's Second division ( after Palmeiras ) and returned to the First Division.

Getúlio Vargas, then Brazil's president, would thus look to a form of authoritarianism that could suppress his enemies on the left, led by Prestes, through violence and state terror to survive with his coalition intact during the agitated years after 1934.

Decades after Brazil's independence from Portugal in the 19th century, Cabral's reputation began to be rehabilitated by Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.

The Prime trilogy is set between Metroid and Metroid II, but sources such as Gradiente, Brazil's former distributor of Nintendo, and the Nintendo Power comics adaptation of Metroid Prime, set the games as occurring after Super Metroid.

In the second tradition, when born in 1821, the then Prince of Brazil's eldest son João Carlos was granted Beira in 1821 after birth, he being the third in heir-apparent line, but he died next year, some months before Brazil's secession.

When Pelé suffered an injury after the second match and was sidelined for the rest of the tournament, Garrincha played a leading role in Brazil's triumph, excelling particularly against England and Chile, scoring 4 goals in those two matches.

Brazil's diplomacy academy ( Instituto Rio Branco ) is named after the Baron.

The 25th biennial was originally scheduled for 2000 but was delayed to 2002 after a gigantic exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of Brazil's discovery by the Portuguese was organized by former biennial president Edemar Cid Ferreira and booked into the Ciccillo Matarazzo pavilion.

A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo, in 1554, and Rio de Janeiro, in 1565.

Therefore, it was still widely held for many years after the peak's discovery that Brazil's highest mountain was Pico da Bandeira ( 2, 892 m or 9, 488 ft ), between the southeastern states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, in a much more populated, developed and easily accessible region.

In 1988 the Jacarepaguá circuit was named after Brazil's first triple World Drivers ' Champion Nelson Piquet.

Lada was the first foreign trademark to enter Brazil's car market after Collor's liberalization of 1990.

With the game tied 1-1, Plánička's teammate Oldřich Nejedlý had to abandon the pitch with a broken leg, and then Plánička himself suffered a broken arm, after colliding with Brazil's striker Perácio's kick, as the Brazilian attempted to shoot.

Thousands of years after its creation it has been reported to regenerate itself at the rate of per year by the local farmers and caboclos in Brazil's Amazonian basin, who seek it for use and for sale as valuable compost.