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Brazil: Year in Review 2011 ... Breckinridge, Mary

Brazil: Year in Review 2011 On Oct. 31, 2010, more than 100 million Brazilians went to the polls to participate in the second-round runoff election for president. More than 55 million of them (56%) cast their vote for Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party (PT), who was elected the first female president of Brazil. She ... Brazil: Year in Review 2012 On Jan. 1, 2011, Dilma Rousseff, a former political prisoner who had been persecuted by the military regime (1964-88), was sworn in as the first woman president of Brazil. She outlined a domestic agenda that focused on the maintenance of economic stability, poverty eradication, political and tax reform, improvement in ... Brazil: Year in Review 2013 Brazil's economy lost speed in 2012. As the end of the year approached, unfulfilled expectations were compounded by a new sense of apprehension among most analysts regarding 2013. The government's January projection of 4.5% GDP growth was revised down to 1% after the November 30 announcement of a surprisingly disappointing ... Brazil country of South America that occupies half the continent's landmass. It is the fifth largest nation in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Brazil faces the Atlantic Ocean along ... Brazil Current branch of the Atlantic South Equatorial Current, flowing southward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the eastern coast of South America from Cape St. Roque, Brazil, to about latitude 30-40 S, where the northward-flowing Falkland Current deflects it to the east. The current is characterized by warm temperatures that vary ... Brazil nut edible seed of a large South American tree (Bertholletia excelsa) found in the Amazonian forests of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. The Brazil nut is particularly well known in the Brazilian state of Para, where it is called castanha-do-para (Para nut) and is grown as one of the major commercially ... Brazil's 500th Anniversary: The Paradox of Celebration: Year in Review 2001 On April 22, 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral, while on a voyage tracing Vasco da Gama's 1497-99 water route to India, sighted the mainland of South America after having strayed far west of his course. He landed near the present-day city of Porto Seguro, Braz., held a Roman Catholic ... Brazil's Measured Rise: Year in Review 2013 By the end of 2012, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's first woman president, had achieved a remarkable political feat. Despite Brazil's declining GDP growth in the first two years of her government (from 7.5% in 2010 to 2.7% in 2011 to about 1% projected for 2012) and failed attempts to stimulate ... Brazil, flag of national flag consisting of a green field (background) with a large yellow diamond incorporating a blue disk with a white band and stars. Its width-to-length ratio is 7 to 10. Brazile, Trevor American rodeo cowboy who dominated the sport in the early 21st century. He set records in lifetime earnings, single-season earnings, and greatest winnings at a single rodeo and became the third cowboy to win more than one triple crown. Brazilian Democratic Movement, Party of the centrist Brazilian Christian Democratic political party. Brazilian Highlands eroded plateau region of central and southeastern Brazil. Comprising more than half of the country's landmass, the highlands are located mainly in Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Goias, and Mato Grosso estados (states). Rising to an average elevation of 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above sea level, the highlands are characterized by ... Brazilian literature the body of written works produced in the Portuguese language in Brazil. Brazilian Social Democratic Party centre-left Brazilian political party. It is particularly strong among Brazil's middle classes and nonradical leftist intellectuals. brazilwood dense, compact dyewood from any of various tropical trees whose extracts yield bright crimson and deep purple colours. Brazilwood is also used in cabinetwork. In ancient and medieval times, the brazilwood imported to Europe from the Middle East was Caesalpinia braziliensis and other species of Caesalpinia. Caesalpinia echinata (called pau-brasil ... brazing process for joining two pieces of metal that involves the application of heat and the addition of a filler metal. This filler metal, which has a lower melting point than the metals to be joined, is either pre-placed or fed into the joint as the parts are heated. In brazing ... Brazos River river rising in eastern New Mexico and western Texas, U.S., on the Llano Estacado ("Staked Plain") near Lubbock, Texas. The Brazos is the longest river in Texas. Its three main upper forks are the Double Mountain, Salt, and Clear forks. Formed from the confluence of the Double Mountain and Salt ... Brazosport industrial complex, Brazoria county, southeastern Texas, U.S., comprising the cities of Freeport, Lake Jackson, Clute, Lake Barbara, Brazoria, Richwood, and other communities. Located at the mouth of the Brazos River on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 50 miles (80 km) south of Houston, Brazosport has deep-sea harbour facilities and a large ... Brazza, Pierre de Italian-born French explorer and colonial administrator who founded the French (Middle) Congo, now the Republic of the Congo, and explored Gabon, which, like the Congo, became a part of French Equatorial Africa. He also founded the city of Brazzaville. Brazzaville city (commune), capital, and river port of the Republic of the Congo and former capital of French Equatorial Africa. It is situated on the north bank of the Congo River below Malebo (Stanley) Pool, across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded in 1883, ... Brea city, Orange county, southwestern California, U.S. It lies at the foot of the Puente Hills, 30 miles (50 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. Early settlers collected chunks of the oil-soaked earth in the Brea (brea means "tar" or "pitch" in Spanish) canyon for fuel, and commercial oil production began ... bread baked food product made of flour or meal that is moistened, kneaded, and sometimes fermented. A major food since prehistoric times, it has been made in various forms using a variety of ingredients and methods throughout the world. The first bread was made in Neolithic times, nearly 12,000 years ago, ... Bread and Cheese Club social and cultural conclave created by author James Fenimore Cooper, which held meetings at Washington Hall, on the southeast corner of Broadway and Reade streets in New York City, from its formal beginning in 1824 until at least 1827. Its membership consisted of American writers, editors, and artists, as well ... bread crumb sponge (Halichondria panicea), member of the class Demospongiae (phylum Porifera), so called because of the way in which it crumbles when handled. H. panicea is a common sponge that encrusts hard substrata and seaweed on the shore and in shallow subtidal regions. Varying in colour from dark green to light yellow, ... bread palm any of about 65 species of Encephalartos, cycads (family Zamiaceae) native to Africa. The name is derived from a breadlike foodstuff prepared from the mealy, starchy centre of the stem and perhaps also from the seeds, which have fleshy coverings. Some species reach nearly 20 feet (6 metres) in height ... Breadalbane historic district in the modern council areas of Perth and Kinross and Stirling, Scotland, bordered to the north by Loch Rannoch, east by Strathtay, south by Strathearn, and west by the council area of Argyll and Bute. It includes Loch Tay and Ben Lawers, at an elevation of 3,984 feet ... Breadalbane and Holland, John Campbell, 1st earl of Scottish politician, chiefly remembered for his alleged complicity in the Massacre of Glencoe. breadfruit fruit of either of two closely related trees belonging to the family Moraceae. One of these, Artocarpus communis, also called A. incisa or A. altilis, provides a staple food of the South Pacific. The tree grows 12 to 18 metres (40 to 60 feet) high and has large, oval, glossy ... breadnut prolific trees closely related to the breadfruit and found widely in second-growth Central American tropical rainforests, where its presence in deep forest is considered evidence of pre-Colombian Mayan silviculture. The tree has since been cultivated in many tropical countries. break either of two types of vehicle. One is a heavy four-wheeled carriage frame used for the training and exercising of horses, either singly or in teams of two or four. It has no body parts except for a high seat upon which the driver sits and a small platform for ... Breakfast at Tiffany's American romantic comedy film, released in 1961, that was based on the novella by Truman Capote and featured the critically acclaimed performance of Audrey Hepburn as the free-spirited Holly Golightly. breakfast cereal grain food, usually pre-cooked or ready-to-eat, that is customarily eaten with milk or cream for breakfast in the United States and elsewhere, often sweetened with sugar, syrup, or fruit. The modern commercial concept of cereal food originated in the vegetarian beliefs of the American Seventh-day Adventists, who in the 1860s ... breakwater artificial offshore structure protecting a harbour, anchorage, or marina basin from water waves. Breakwaters intercept longshore currents and tend to prevent beach erosion. Over the long term, however, the processes of erosion and sedimentation cannot be effectively overcome by interfering with currents and the supply of sediment. Deposition of sediment ... bream (Abramis brama), common European food and game fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, found in lakes and slow rivers. The bream lives in schools and eats worms, mollusks, and other small animals. It is deep bodied, with flat sides and a small head, and is silvery with a bluish or ... Bream, Julian internationally celebrated English guitarist and lutenist who inspired new interest in the music of the Renaissance lute. breast cancer disease characterized by the growth of malignant cells in the mammary glands. Breast cancer can strike males and females, although women are about 100 times more likely to develop the disease than men. Most cancers in female breasts form shortly before, during, or after menopause, with three-quarters of all cases ... Breast Cancer Awareness Month international health campaign lasting the month of October that is intended to increase global awareness of breast cancer. In the United States the monthlong campaign is known as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The first organized effort to bring widespread attention to breast cancer occurred as a weeklong event in ... Breasted, James Henry American Egyptologist, archaeologist, and historian who promoted research on ancient Egypt and the ancient civilizations of western Asia. Breasted's article on Ikhnaton appeared in the 14th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (see the Britannica Classic: Ikhnaton). breath analyzer device used by police to determine the amount of alcohol in the system of persons suspected of being intoxicated. In the analyzer, a precise amount of the suspect's exhaled breath is passed through a solution of potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid; the change in the colour of the solution is ... breathing the action of moving air or water across the surface of a respiratory structure, such as a gill or lung, to facilitate respiration (the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment). See respiration. Brebeuf, Saint Jean de Jesuit missionary to New France who became the patron saint of Canada. breccia lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular or subangular fragments larger than 2 millimetres (0.08 inch). It differs from a conglomerate, which consists of rounded clasts. Brechin small royal burgh (town), council area and historic county of Angus, Scotland, situated on the River South Esk in the fertile vale of Strathmore. One of Scotland's three round towers (10th-century) adjoins the 12th-century cathedral. In 1296 Scotland was ceded temporarily to the English at Brechin. Brechin Castle subsequently made ... Brecht, Arnold exiled German public servant, who became a prominent political scientist and made major contributions in the area of clarifying scientific theory. Brecht, Bertolt German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer whose epic theatre departed from the conventions of theatrical illusion and developed the drama as a social and ideological forum for leftist causes. Breckenridge city, seat (1862) of Summit county, central Colorado, U.S. Situated at an elevation of 9,600 feet (2,926 metres), Breckenridge was the scene of one of the earliest gold strikes in Colorado, in 1859; the town grew around the goldfields, and within a decade it contained several fine hotels and theatres. ... Brecker, Michael Leonard American tenor saxophonist, whose stark, jagged, yet driving jazz style influenced many tenor saxophonists in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Breckinridge, John Kentucky politician who sponsored Thomas Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions, which, like James Madison's Virginia Resolutions, advocated a states' rights view of the Union. Breckinridge, John C. 14th vice president of the United States (1857-61), unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and Confederate officer during the American Civil War (1861-65). Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell American social reformer whose efforts focused on child welfare, health issues, and women's rights. Educated in Lexington, Kentucky, and at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, she studied intermittently during 1890-94 at the State College (now University) of Kentucky. In 1898 she married Desha Breckinridge, editor of the Lexington Herald ... Breckinridge, Mary American nurse-midwife whose establishment of neonatal and childhood medical care systems in the United States dramatically reduced mortality rates of mothers and infants.