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| Terceiro Comando | ||||||
| The Terceiro Comando (Third Command) started as a splinter group from Rio?s main organized crime faction Comando Vermelho and became its main contender for control of Rio?s drugs trafficking. There are separate prisons for members of the Terceiro Comando and its main rival Comando Vermelho. Read more... | ||||||
| Treaty of Tordesillas |
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A treaty signed in 1494 in which Portugal and Spain divide the New World. An imaginary line is drawn at 370 leagues from the Cape Verdes. All land west of this line is apportioned to Spain, the eastern part to Portugal. Read more... | ||||||
| Tucano |
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Nickname for members of the political party PSDB (center-right). Derived from the Toucan bird that is the party symbol. Read more... | ||||||
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