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Composer (s) Antônio Carlos Jobim. " Waters of March " ( Portuguese: "Águas de março" [ˈaɡwɐʒ dʒi ˈmaʁsu]) is a Brazilian song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994) in 1972. Jobim wrote both the Portuguese and English lyrics. [ 1] The lyrics, originally written in Portuguese, do not tell a story, but rather present a series ...
View of the lagoon from Christ the Redeemer. Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea water to enter by a canal along the edge of a park locally known as Jardim de Alah.
The largest urban forest in the world is the Floresta da Pedra Branca (White Rock Forest), which is located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro or PUC-Rio), Brazil's top private university, is located at the edge of the forest, in the Gávea district.
The Serra do Mar Ecological Corridor extends from Paraná to Rio de Janeiro and covers about 12,600,000 hectares (31,000,000 acres). [ 1] It encompasses some of the most densely populated areas of Brazil, within which there are several important fragments of Atlantic Forest. [ 2] The corridor is one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in ...
Director. Antonio Gomes da Costa. Website. [1] The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading(Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) is a library and lusophonecultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is listed by the State Institute of Cultural Heritage.
Throughout the colonial period, especially during the time when Rio de Janeiro was a captaincy, several towns were founded, in addition to the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, which served as its headquarters: Angra dos Santos Reis da Ilha Grande (1608), Santa Helena (later Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Cabo Frio, 1615), Nossa ...
Serra do Mar with Atlantic rain forest. Amethyst from Serra do Mar, on display at the Smithsonian, USA. View of the Serra do Mar mountain range from Curitiba, southern Brazil. The Serra do Mar ( [ˈsɛʁɐ du ˈmaʁ], Portuguese for Sea's Ridge or Sea Ridge) is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil .
Accordingly, all mayors of the Federal District during the period when Rio de Janeiro was the capital of the Republic (1889–1960) were presidential appointees. The presidential appointment of the mayor required confirmation by the Brazilian Federal Senate. Barata Ribeiro took office as the first mayor of the Federal District in 1892.