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TIL that in the late 1920s, Henry Ford tried to build a town called Fordlandia in the Brazilian jungle for the purpose of supplying tire rubber. Designed to be inhabited by 10,000 people, the project totally failed from poor management, disease, worker unrest, and other factors.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 4:02 am

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TIL that Rod Stewart confessed in his autobiography that he plagiarized part of the beat from his major hit song “do ya think im sexy?” from a Brazilian singer named Jorge Ben, calling it “unconscious plagiarism”

by whatilearned April 17, 2023, 7:56 pm

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TIL in 2019 a Brazilian drug trafficker serving a 73 yr sentence tried to escape from prison by disguising himself as his teenage daughter who was visiting. His plan was to leave her behind in his place but his nervousness as he approached the exit tipped off the guards.He hung himself 3 days later.

by whatilearned April 2, 2023, 5:41 pm

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TIL Due to the occupation of Portugal by Napoleonic forces, the Portuguese ruling class fled to Brazil with Rio de Janeiro functioning as the capital of the Portuguese Empire. The move allowed unprecedented growth and development to the city, and helped lay the foundation of Brazilian independence.

by whatilearned March 19, 2023, 9:30 pm

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TIL about Adelir Antônio de Carli, a Brazilian priest and skydiver who strapped himself to a chair with 1000 balloons to break a cluster-ballooning world record. Only the lower half of his body was ever recovered.

by whatilearned March 13, 2023, 3:02 am

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Non-Brazilians, what do you think every brazilian person has in their house?

by QuestionGuy January 30, 2023, 11:27 pm

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ABC da Amazônia (that’s a Brazilian commercial)

by CopyPastaArchive January 28, 2023, 2:40 pm

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TIL that the Brazilian village of Candido Godoi, 7k inhabitants mostly of German descent, have the greatest birth rate of twins in the world (1/5 births). Some believe it is the result of genetic experiments of nazi medic Mengele, notorious for his obsession with creating an Aryan race.

by whatilearned January 20, 2023, 3:26 pm

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[Serious] Women, what advice do you have for someone who just booked their first ever Brazilian wax?

by QuestionGuy December 27, 2022, 10:10 pm

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TIL that in 1889, the Brazilian military, alongside slave-owning elites, organized a coup to overthrow emperor Pedro II for abolishing slavery. In response, a group of freed slaves organized themselves into a militia known as the Black Guard in order to guarantee the safety of the Imperial Family.

by whatilearned December 27, 2022, 12:31 pm

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Translation of a Brazilian classic, feel free to improve

by CopyPastaArchive December 21, 2022, 3:57 am

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TIL Brazilian city Altamira (159 533 km²) is larger in land area than 104 countries, including: Portugal (92 256 km²), Iceland (102 775 km²), Ireland (70 273 km²), Switzerland (41 285 km²), Denmark (43 094 km²). Altamira’s size is comparable to the US state of Missouri or Florida.

by whatilearned December 11, 2022, 1:11 am

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