Brazil

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• Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar was voted 2012 South America's best player by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, announced on 1 January 2013. Neymar won the title for the second successive year.^[1]
• Brazilian politician Dilma Rousseff took office as the country's first women president on 1 January 2011.

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• Brazilian theologist and intellectual Frei Beto won the UNESCO Jose Marti Prize 2013 for his exceptional contribution to building a universal culture of peace, social justice and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.^[2]

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• Brazil's top planemaker Embraer on 24 January 2013 announced it won an order from US airline Republic Airways for 47 regional jets, with an option for another 47, at a total potential value of $4 billion at catalogue prices.^[3]

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• Scientists from Brazil, China and the United States have linked two rats' brains, imbedded with electrodes in their cortex and connected via Internet, while a rat in a research institute in Natal, Brazil was helping the second rat at a university lab in Durham, North Carolina to get a reward. The research opens up the prospect of linking brains among animals to create an "organic computer" and helping the patients stricken with paralysis or locked-in syndrome. Their findings were published on 28 February 2013 in the journal Scientific Reports.^[4]

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• Major Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo from the Rio de Janeiro Military police, Brazil was honored with the 2012 International Women of Courage Award by the United States Department of State who demonstrated extreme courage and commitment to her duties by successfully arresting a gang of criminals who had kidnapped and tortured her.^[5]

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• The world's tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass, or plant material, this century due to the effects of global warming than previously thought, a team of international scientists including researchers from Brazil reported in their study in the journal Nature Geoscience on 10 March 2013. This adds to growing evidence that rainforests might be more resilient to the effects of climate change than feared.^[6]

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• Brazil and China signed a $30bn currency swap deal on 26 March 2013, designed to safeguard against future global financial crises. This agreement will ensure smooth bilateral trade, regardless of global financial conditions.^[7]

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• Marcos Pontes became the first Brazilian astronaut to travel into space when he was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 29, 2006. He stayed on the International Space Station for 8-days.^[8]

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• Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, renowned for designing bold, open structures that blend with their surroundings, was named the winner of the 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize on April 9, 2006.^[9]

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• Brazilian politician and environmentalist Ms. Marina Silva was named one of the recipients of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth Award on 19 April 2007. Ms. Silva was awarded for her tireless endeavors to protect the Amazon rainforest while balancing the needs of people.^[10]

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• Brazilian and Japanese researchers have found a large mass of granite on the seabed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, suggesting a continent may have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the Brazilian government announced on 6 May 2013.^[11]

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• Spanish oil firm Repsol confirmed a large oil and gas find off Brazil's coast on 24 May 2012, contains at least 1.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, one of the globe's largest finds this year.^[12]

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• Mr. Fábio C. Barbosa a widely recognized banking executive from Brazil was named as one of the winners of the 2012 United Nations Champions of the Earth award for his efforts to integrate environmentally and socially conscious practices into his leadership.^[13]

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• Brazil hosted the 2012 World Environment Day (WED) with the theme "Green Economy: Does it include you?” It was the second time that the WED was held in Brazil.^[14]

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• Brazil defended their FIFA Soccer World Cup title and won the world cup for the second time on June 17, 1962. Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final.^[15]

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• The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. At the Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from the private sector, NGOs and other groups, have come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet.^[16]

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• Brazil and China on 21 June 2012 signed a handful of trade agreements aimed at boosting investment and commerce flows for the coming decade. The agreements were signed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.^[17]
• Brazil won their third FIFA Soccer World Cup in 1970. Brazil beat Italy 4-1 in the final on June 21, 1970. It was the last world cup for the legendary soccer player Pelé before his retirement from the game.^[18]

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• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil, won the World Food Prize on June 22, 2011 for cutting hunger in half while serving as President of his nation. It was the first time the award, created 25 years ago by Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Bourlag, recognized the seminal role of national leaders in fighting hunger.^[19]

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• Brazil won the 1958 FIFA Soccer World Cup on June 29, 1958. Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first world cup title. It was debut world cup for the legendary soccer player Pelé.^[20]

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• Brazil won the 2002 FIFA Soccer World Cup on June 30, 2002. They won the world cup by beating Germany 2–0 in the final. It was Brazil's fifth world cup win.^[21]

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• Christ the Redeemer, a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World by New7Wonders Foundation. The Official New 7 Wonders of the World were announced in random order at the Official Declaration Ceremony on July 7, 2007 (07.07.07) in Lisbon.^[22]

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• Team Signum Games from Brazil won the first place in the Game Design—Windows/Xbox category at the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup, world’s premier student technology competition, honoring student innovations that address global problems. Team Signum Games solved urban problems including health, education and the environment through a strategy game.^[23]
• Martha Vasconcellos from Brazil won the 1968 Miss Universe contest at the age of 20. Martha was Brazil's second Miss Universe winner.^[24]

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• Brazil won their fourth FIFA Soccer World Cup on July 17, 1994. Brazil beat Italy 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 0–0 after extra-time. It was the first Soccer World Cup final to be decided on penalties.^[25]

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• Ieda Maria Vargas from Brazil won the 12th Miss Universe pageant on July 20, 1963 at the age of 18. She was the first Brazilian woman to win the title.^[26]

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• Brazil won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the fifth time on 21 August 2011, beating Portugal, in extra time in Bogota, Colombia. Brazilian midfielder Oscar's hat-trick inspired Brazil to 3-2 comeback victory over Portugal in thrilling conclusion to the final.^[27]

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• Venom from world's deadliest spider, Brazilian Wandering Spider, could cure erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes, according to a research published on 23 August 2012 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Tests carried out by researchers from Brazil and the US on rats show sign of improvement.^[28]

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• The 2011 Miss Universe was crowned in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. It was the first time Brazil hosted Miss Universe pageant where contestants from 89 nations spent three weeks in beautiful São Paulo.^[29]

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• Priscilla Meirelles Almeida from Brazil won the 2004 Miss Earth crown at the age of 21. Priscilla became the first Brazilian woman to win the Miss Earth title.^[30]
• Brazil was admitted as a member of the United Nations (UN) on 24 October 1945.^[31]

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• Lúcia Petterle, from Brazil won the 21st Miss World contest on November 10, 1971. Petterle was the first Brazilian woman to win the title.^[32]

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• Brazil was elected on the United Nations Human Rights Council on 12 November 2012 for a three-year term. The council was created by the UN General Assembly in 2006 as the main human rights body of the UN.

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• Brazil won the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in a thrilling final in which they came from behind to beat Spain 3-2 after extra time in Bangkok, Thailand. Futsal is a variant of football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors.^[33]

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• Brazil's premier investigative journalist Mauri König, who has been reporting on human rights abuses and corruption for 22 years, was honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists' 22nd Annual International Press Freedom Award on 20 November 2012.^[34]

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• Brazil's beauty pageant Larissa Ramos was crowned Miss Earth 2009 at the age of 20. It was Brazil's second Miss Earth title.

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• Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has dropped to its lowest rate in 24 years, according to an official announcement on 27 November 2012, credited to better enforcement of environmental laws and improved surveillance technologies in Brazil.^[35]

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• Norway has agreed to give $180 million to Brazil as part of a broader $1 billion deal for slowing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, according to an official announcement on 6 December 2012.^[36]

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• Brazilian soccer club Corinthians won the Club World Cup in Japan on 16 December 2012, overcoming European champion Chelsea 1-0 in a closely fought encounter.^[37]

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