Bilateral relations between the countries have recently increased, as a result of Brazil's new South-South foreign policy aimed to strengthen South American integration.

The Worldwatch institute has also criticized the fast-track approval process for " kindler, gentler dams with smaller reservoirs, designed to lessen social and environmental impacts ", claiming that no project should " fast-track the licensing of new dams in Amazonia and allow projects to circumvent Brazil's tough environmental laws ".

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.

On July 24, 2010, Mano Menezes was named as the new Brazil coach, replacing Dunga, whose contract was not renewed following Brazil's World Cup campaign.

When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2003, he chose Gil as Brazil's new Minister of Culture, only the second black person to serve in the country's cabinet.

Vargas, seeking to co-opt Brazil's fascist movement / paramilitary known as Integralism, led by Plínio Salgado, tolerated a tide of anti-Semitism, and may have targeted Prestes ' wife to appease his new supporters.

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.

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.

By the end of 1930, Brazil's gold reserves had been depleted, pushing the exchange rate down to a new low.

Aside from the depression and the emergence of the Brazilian bourgeoisie, Brazil's historic dynamic of interregional politics was a significant factor encouraging the alliance that Getúlio Vargas forged between the new urban sectors and the landowners hostile to the government in states other than São Paulo during the Revolution of 1930.

* August 21-Brasília is inaugurated as Brazil's new capital city, with many public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer.

Lucio Costa is best known for his urban plan for the new capital of Brasília, located in Brazil's hinterland, having won the job in a 1957 public competition.

Meanwhile, Brazil's international agenda incorporated new perceptions.

This new emphasis of Brazil's international policy was followed by an appraisal of relations maintained with the United States in the previous year.

He supported public education, was an abolitionist and suggested that a new national capital be created in Brazil's underdeveloped interior ( effected over a century later as Brasília ).

The PDT had a weak showing against new parties in Brazil's political scene, so Brizola became a secondary figure in his last two years.

This new social era led to a total transformation of customs, and outlived many other attempts to keep Brazil's social structure rooted in the older traditions and religious dogmas.

In 1956 Vilhjálmur set a new Olympic Record by jumping 16. 26 m in the triple jump, only to be surpassed by Brazil's Adhemar da Silva.

On January 20, 1977, when the airport was receiving all of Brazil's major international flights, this new terminal was opened and all scheduled passenger flights were transferred to the new building.

After the World Cup and the international retirement of Dida, the competition to become Brazil's new first-choice goalkeeper began.

The production was staged under the new regime of Brazil's military dictator General Garrastazu Médici ; the actress who played Chantal, Nilda Maria, was arrested for anti-government activities and her children were sent to Public Welfare, prompting Genet to petition the wife of the city's governor for their release.

# Sonae usually moves into new businesses through joint-ventures, as with France's Continent ( later Carrefour ) for hypermarkets, France's Champion ( later Carrefour ) for supermarkets, Germany's Vobis for computer stores, France Telecom for telecommunications, Brazil's Emplanta for shopping centers and, after acquiring the know-how, Sonae usually buys its partners ' stakes ;

In December, Brazil's Série A outfit Cruzeiro had made a bid for Santa Cruz and had also offered Manchester City their highly-rated 17-year-old youngster, Leo Bonatini, as part of the deal.

Amidst Gilberto's frustration at Arsenal, he targeted playing in Brazil's Olympic bid in Beijing during August 2008 ; a competition which he had never played in.

The Third Army was also important because of its shared border with Argentina ( Brazil's traditional rival in Latin America ) and Uruguay.

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

Solano López then struck at his enemy's main force in Uruguay ; he was, however unaware that Argentina had acquiesced to Brazil's Uruguay policy and would not support Paraguay against Brazil.

Brazil's grant of duty-free port facilities on the Atlantic Coast was particularly valuable to Paraguay.

Brazil's financing of the US $ 19 billion Itaipú Dam on the Río Paraná between Paraguay and Brazil had far-reaching consequences for Paraguay ; it had no means of contributing financially to the construction, but its cooperation, including controversial concessions regarding ownership of the construction site and the rates for which Paraguay agreed to sell its share of the electricity, was essential.

It flows through four Brazilian states ( Goiás, Tocantins, Maranhão and Pará ) and gives its name to one of Brazil's newest states, formed in 1988 from what was until then the northern portion of Goiás.

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.

Brazil's Consul General Jorió Gama was on hand for opening remarks, as were members of Bando da Lua, Carmen Miranda's original band.

In 1993, another referendum to decide Brazil's government system was held.

Mostly due to the efforts of the Villas-Bôas brothers, Brazil's first indian reserve, the Xingu National Park, was established by the Federal Government in 1961.

In 2009, a survey conducted by the University of São Paulo in 10 Brazilian state capitals, estimated that 7. 8 % of Brazil's male population was gay and 2. 6 % was bisexual ( a total of 10. 4 %), while 4. 9 % of the female population was estimated to be lesbian and 1. 4 % bisexual ( a total of 6. 3 %).

Collor was later acquitted of ordinary criminal charges in his judicial trial before Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal, for lack of valid evidence.

Brazil's ( and Latin America's ) first electric car was introduced in late 1974 ; it received the name " Itaipu " in honor of the project.

On January 26, 2001 a number of activists with Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Terra ( MST ) reacted in protest to the growing role of Monsanto in global agribusiness, which was considered by the group to be unethically using their seed patents to harm the rights of rural peoples, tore up an experimental plot of transgenic crops in Não-me-Toque, 300 km from Porto Alegre, where the World Social Forum was taking place at the time.

During Brazil's military rule period, the president was elected by an electoral college comprising senators, deputies, state deputies, and lawmakers in the cities.

It was led by Brazil's Sergio Vieira de Mello ( Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor ) and the Philippines's Lieutenant General Jaime de los Santos ( Supreme Commander of the United Nations ' Peacekeeping Force ( PKF )).

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.

Many criticized the decision to reinstate Ronaldo into the starting lineup as he put on a poor performance another reason that had been given for Brazil's poor performance was lack of preparation.