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José Plácido de Castro. José Plácido de Castro (9 September 1873 – 11 August 1908) was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–3, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He was the president of the state of Acre just before and after it was purchased ...
Handebol Taubaté. Handebol Clube Taubaté is a handball club from Taubaté, Brazil. Currently, they compete in the Brazilian National League and it is the current vice champion. [1]
Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo ( pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo] in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico 's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, [1] [2] led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, and a larger ...
Mineirinho Arena. / 19.86194°S 43.97250°W / -19.86194; -43.97250. The indoor arena (left) next to Mineirão Stadium in 2011. Mineirinho Arena (officially Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond ), [5] [6] sometimes called just Mineirinho, [7] is the biggest indoor sporting arena in Brazil. Located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the arena ...
Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [243] : 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating ...
R$ 7.1 million [3] [4] Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida ( transl. Xuxa and the Lost City Treasure) is a 2004 Brazilian fantasy adventure children's film, written by Flávio de Souza, directed by Moacyr Góes, produced by Diler Trindade and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Globo Filmes. Starring Xuxa Meneghel, Marcos Pasquim, Juliana ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927.