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| Bandeira | ||||||
Name for the roving bands of explorers and slave hunters from the Sao Paolo state. They were the first to explore the interior, discovered gold in Minas Gerais and this way secured a Brazil way bigger than allowed by the Treaty of Tordesillas. Read more... | ||||||
| Belindia | ||||||
A way to describe Brazil in one word, coined by Edmar Bacha in 1974. Expressing the fact that a small part of the population live the life of citizens of a modern, rich, industrialized country like BELgium, while the great mass live in INDIA like misery. Read more... | ||||||
| Boi tata |
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| Mythical fire-breathing ox which is known by various names in various parts of Brazil (South: Baitat?, Batat?, Bitat?. Northeast: Batat?o e Biatat?. Among indians: Mba?-Tata.) The details of his appearance and behviour vary as much as its name. But there is consent that it is a snake like creature, with large flaming eyes. | ||||||
| Bossa Nova |
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| When bossa nova was invented in the 1950?s, the democratic nature of Brazilian music was challenged. Bossa nova was modern and intellectual and became internationally popular. The middle class stopped listening to the old interpretations of samba and other regional music like the forro of the Northeast. Read more... | ||||||
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