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Brazil: Country in South America
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects charges in coup trial [Video]

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects charges in coup trial

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Historical Brazilian town hosts annual Festival of Divine Holy Spirit [Video]

Historical Brazilian town hosts annual Festival of Divine Holy Spirit

Historical Brazilian town hosts annual Festival of Divine Holy Spirit In the historic town of Pirenópolis, central Brazil, locals gathered on Monday to celebrate a centuries-old religious and..

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Brazil’s life-like doll trend sparks viral craze and debate [Video]

Brazil’s life-like doll trend sparks viral craze and debate

Brazil’s life-like doll trend sparks viral craze and debate Hyperrealistic reborn dolls are gaining attention in Brazil, where emotional videos of people caring for them like real babies have gone..

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COP29 President on climate finance, accountability and the road ahead to COP30 in Brazil [Video]

COP29 President on climate finance, accountability and the road ahead to COP30 in Brazil

As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, we speak to COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev about climate finance, political divisions, and how to turn promises into progress.

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Chemical spill in Brazil park dyes geese, kills fish [Video]

Chemical spill in Brazil park dyes geese, kills fish

Chemical spill in Brazil park dyes geese, kills fish A lorry carrying litres of dye crashed into a lamppost in Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday, spilling chemicals into a nearby stream and affecting..

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China Hosts Latin Leaders To Counter U.S At CELAC | Tariffs Push Latin Nations Into China's Lap [Video]

China Hosts Latin Leaders To Counter U.S At CELAC | Tariffs Push Latin Nations Into China's Lap

As U.S. trade tensions mount, China is strengthening its grip on Latin America. At the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing, leaders from across the region gathered, with many deepening their commitment to..

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Putin & Xi Jinping Share Stage at Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Signaling Ties Amid Ukraine Conflict [Video]

Putin & Xi Jinping Share Stage at Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Signaling Ties Amid Ukraine Conflict

On May 9, 2025, Russia commemorated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany with a grand military parade in Moscow's Red Square. The event was attended by President Vladimir Putin and..

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Russia Victory Day: Putin Rolls Out Red Carpet - World Leaders Defy West, Moscow Flexes Diplomacy [Video]

Russia Victory Day: Putin Rolls Out Red Carpet - World Leaders Defy West, Moscow Flexes Diplomacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin extends a grand red carpet welcome to world leaders as they arrive in Moscow for the 80th-anniversary Victory Day celebrations. Despite growing global tensions and..

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Brazil's Ex-President Fernando Collor Arrested to Begin Prison Sentence for Corruption | Details Out [Video]

Brazil's Ex-President Fernando Collor Arrested to Begin Prison Sentence for Corruption | Details Out

Fernando Collor, Brazil’s former president, has been arrested and ordered to begin serving his prison sentence for corruption. Convicted in 2023 for accepting $3.5 million in bribes to facilitate..

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