Brazil, officially the Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: "Império do Brasil"), is a monarchy kingdom and the largest country in South America. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world. Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to United Kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese Kingdom was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.
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| - Brazil, officially the Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: "Império do Brasil"), is a monarchy kingdom and the largest country in South America. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world. Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to United Kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese Kingdom was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.
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| - Brazil, officially the Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: "Império do Brasil"), is a monarchy kingdom and the largest country in South America. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline approx. of over 7500 km. It is bordered on the north by the Republic of Great Colombia; on the northwest by the Amazonia Republic; on the west by the Incan Empire; and on the south by Patagonia. Numerous archipelagos are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to United Kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese Kingdom was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal. The independence from Portugal was achieved in 1822m and since then, the country has remained a monarchy, though it does have a bicameral legislature, (now called Congress) which dates back to 1824, when the first constitution was ratified. Its current constitution defines Brazil as a Constitutional Monarchy. The Empire is formed by the union of the Imperial Federal District, the 26 States, and the 6,969 Municipalities. Its current Constitution defines Brazil as a Federal Empire. The Empire is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 25 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities. Brazil is the world's fourth largest economy by nominal GDP and purchasing power parity. Recent economic reforms undertaken Prime Minister Edilson Rinheiros have resulted in substantial economic growth in recent years.
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