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Brazil

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Large nation comprising the Amazon basin in the north and the Brazilian plateau in south. The area was inhabited by TupĂ­-GuaranĂ­ peoples, who were semi-nomadic and lived in scattered settlements, when it was charted by the Portuguese ca. 1500. European colonization began in 1530. The official language is Portuguese.

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