Sesame seed, which comes from the tall pods of a plant grown in Egypt, Brazil, and Central America, has a toasted-nut flavor and can be used in almost any dish calling for almonds.

Caecilians have been little studied in this respect but the Cayenne caecilian ( Typhlonectes compressicauda ) produces toxic mucus which has caused the death of predatory fish in a feeding experiment in Brazil.

At the same time, Angola has promoted the revival of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries ( CPLP ) as a forum for cultural exchange and expanding ties with Portugal ( its former ruler ) and Brazil ( which shares many cultural affinities with Angola ) in particular.

However, since the discovery of extensive deposits in locations such as Brazil, it has lost most of its value.

Religious use in Brazil was legalized after two official inquiries into the tea in the mid-1980s, which concluded that ayahuasca is not a recreational drug and has valid spiritual uses.

According to a 2008 television programme, presented by Griff Rhys Jones, “ the flame has only been extinguished once, by a drunken Mexican football supporter on the night that France beat Brazil here in Paris ,” most likely referring to the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.

Brazil has had seven constitutions:

Brazil has both modern technologies in the center-south portion, counting with 3G HSDPA, VDSL2 +, Digital TV.

Brazil has the most powerful military of South America, and so are each of its military branches.

Additionally, Brazil has no contested territorial disputes with any of its neighbours and neither does it have rivalries, like Chile and Bolivia have with each other.

However, Brazil is the only country besides China and Russia that has land borders with 10 or more nations.

Moreover, Brazil has of land borders and of coastline to be patrolled and defended.

In 2008, Brazil has signed a strategic partnership with France and Russia to trade military technology.

Brazil has also begun negotiations with France to have Brazil build 120 Rafale aircraft locally by Embraer.

Brazil has the need to patrol its of land borders.

Since the 1990s Brazil has been relocating its forces in accordance to this national security requirement.

Among tropical nations, Brazil probably has the world's best monitoring of deforestation activity.

There has been participation of the national industry in all satellite subsystems on charge of Brazil.

Brazil engages in multilateral diplomacy through the Organization of American States and the United Nations, and has increased ties with developing countries in Africa and Asia.

Finally, Brazil is also strongly committed in the development and restoration of peace in East Timor, where it has a very powerful influence.

Over the past decade, Brazil has firmly established itself as a regional power.

By promoting integration through organizations like Mercosur and UNASUR, Brazil has been able to solidify its role as a regional power.

In addition to consolidating its power within South America, Brazil has sought to expand its influence in the broader region by increasing its engagement in the Caribbean and Central America.

Brazil has also increasingly provided Latin American nations with financial aid and technical assistance.

* Porto Alegre, Brazil – since 2002

*-Belém, Brazil, since 1970

*-Pelotas, Brazil, since 1970

*-Cubatão, Brazil, since 1997

South America is a relatively peaceful continent in which wars are a rare event ; as a result, Brazil hasn't had its territory invaded since year 1865 during the Paraguayan War.

Barter was also used in the colonization of Brazil, since the Indians did not know hard currency.

Capoeira has a long and controversial history, since historical documentation in Brazil was very scarce in its colonial times.

Existing in many parts of Brazil since colonial times, most notably in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Recife, it's impossible to tell where and when Capoeira Angola began taking its present form.

* Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza, Petrópolis pretender to Brazil since 2007.

* Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, Vassouras pretender to Brazil since 1981.

However dragoons had existed in Portugal since at least the early 18th century and, in 1719, units of this type of cavalry were sent to Brazil, initially to escort shipments of gold and diamonds and to guard the Viceroy who resided in Rio de Janeiro ( 1st Cavalry Regiment – Vice-Roy Guard Squadron ).

Later, in 1815, the Portuguese Prince Regent ( since 1816 king D. João VI ) proclaimed the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve, as a union of three kingdoms, lifting Brazil from its colonial status.

Despite a fairly effective family planning program that has been in place since the 1960s, the population is expected to grow to around 264 million by 2020 and 308 million by 2050, falling to sixth behind Pakistan and Brazil sometime before 2050.

Brazil officially celebrates the " Dia do Trabalho " every May 1st since 1924, regardless the day of week.

The album was subsequently released worldwide in 1998 as ' Brazil ' with a bonus studio song " The Longest Night ", the first Men at Work studio track since Two Hearts.

Paraguay declared its independence from Spain in 1811 ; since then, the country has had a history of dictatorial governments, from the Utopian regime of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ( El Supremo ) to the suicidal reign of Francisco Solano López, who nearly devastated the country in warfare against the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay from 1865 through 1870.

Matters had settled down since then in both Argentina and Brazil, as both countries had become surer of their identities and more united internally.

Cubas left for Brazil the next day and has since received asylum.

The Brazilian psychedelic rock group Os Mutantes formed in 1966, although little known outside Brazil at the time, have since accrued a substantial international cult following.

* Brazil – Published in Brazil since October 2006 by Spring Comunicações.

Also, since the mid-1990s, the People's Republic of China has been donating military equipment and logistical material to the Surinamese Armed Forces, as has Brazil.

In the rest of Latin America, the situation is similar to that of Mexico, with many suburbs being built, most notably in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, which have experienced a boom in the construction of suburbs since the late 70s and early 80s.