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In 2007, it was reported that were 67 tribes who have never had contact with modern man.

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Brazil was a Portuguese colony for over 300 years and gained its independence in 1822.

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Brazil and West Africa were once attached but were broken apart by plate tectonics. Notice how they fit together on a map.

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Sugar Loaf Mountain, in Rio de Janeiro, is a volcanic plug.

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A large portion of Brazil is underlain by Precambrian shield, some of which is older than 2.4 billion years.
Brazil produce large quantities of iron ore but also copper, gold and diamonds.
Brazil is self-sufficient in energy.
Petrobras, the state owned oil and gas company, has made some huge oil discoveries offshore in the Atlantic lying underneath salt layers.
The Itaipu Dam, located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, is the second largest hydroelectric producer in the world. The dam is 7.7 kilometers long and 196 meters high.
"The Itaipu Dam on the border of Brazil and Paraguay"
The Itaipu Dam – Photo credit
The country effectively shuts down for Carnival with partying day and night. It is held from the Friday to Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
"Carnival time in Brazil"
Carnival time in Brazil – Photo credit
Samba music developed in Brazil in the 1800’s, is still tremendously popular.

[Ibex]

"History Of A Boring Town"

Just talked to this girl,
used to live, yea, on my street. (woah-oh-oh)
After all these years you're here,
and you remember me. (woah-oh-oh)
She said her old boyfriend
packed up and headed back east.
But she always knew some day...
he would go.

She just got a new job
and she's down to her last. (woah-oh-oh)
So let's take a drink and never think, yea
here's to the past. (woah-oh-oh)
She said its so funny,
how life runs out so fast.
It's just another wasted day.

A boring life in a boring town
with the same old crowd. (woah-oh-oh)
When I used to say, that I'd never say
that I'm rotting here today. (woah-oh-oh)
With that same old crowd
thats always been around.
And I always thought I'd be
the first to go.

That same old crowd,
that drags me down.
Another day in a boring town.
That same old crowd,
that brings me down.
A boring life in a boring town.

Just talked to this girl,
used to live, yea, on my street.
After all these years you're here,
and its still just you and me.
Sometimes I can't believe after all these years
I just think I'll never leave here.
She said it's so funny,
how life runs out so fast.
Let's take another drink,
and here's to the past.

That same old crowd,
that drags me down.
Another day in a boring town.
That same old crowd,
that brings me down.
A boring life in a boring town.

And remember when they looked through you,
and then looked past me.
We were the ones they said would always leave.
So when you go, just think of me,
think of me. (woah-oh-oh)

[Interlude Thingy]

A boring life in a boring town
with the same old crowd. (woah-oh-oh)
When I used to say, i'd never say
that I'm rotting here today. (woah-oh-oh)
With that same old crowd,
thats always been around.
And I always thought that...
yea how we always thought that..
and I always thought I'd be,
the first to go!

A boring life,
A boring town. (woah-oh-oh)
A boring life,
A boring town. (woah-oh-oh)
A boring life,
A boring town!

[artyboy]

One .

[Ibex]

"Rose Tattoo"

The pictures tell the story
This life had many shades
I'd wake up every morning and before I'd start each day
I'd take a drag from last nights cigarette
That smoldered in its tray
Down a little something and then be on my way

I traveled far and wide
And laid this head in many ports
I was guided by a compass
I saw beauty to the north
I drew the tales of many lives
And wore the faces of my own
I had these memories all around me
So I wouldn't be alone

Some may be from showing up
Others are from growing up
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
I ain't winning no one over
I wear it just for you
I've got your name written here
In a rose tattoo

In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
I've got your name written here
In a rose tattoo

This ones for the mighty sea
Mischief, gold and piracy
This ones for the man that raised me
Taught me sacrifice and bravery
This ones for our favorite game
Black and gold, we wave the flag
This ones for my family name
With pride I wear it to the grave

Some may be from showing up
Others are from growing up
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
I ain't winning no one over
I wear it just for you
I've got your name written here
In a rose tattoo

In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
I've got your name written here,
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
I've got your name written here
In a rose tattoo

This one means the most to me
It stays here for eternity
A ship that always stays the course
An anchor for my every choice
A rose that shines down from above
I signed and sealed these words in blood
I heard them once, sung in a song
It played again and we sang along

You'll always be here with me
Even if you're gone
You'll always have my love
Our memory will live on

Some may be from showing up
Others are from growing up
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
I ain't winning no one over
I wear it just for you
I've got your name written here

In a rose tattoo

In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
I've got your name written here,
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
With pride I'll wear it to the grave for you
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
I've got your name written here,
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
In a rose tattoo
Signed and sealed in blood I would die for you

[artyboy]

"Alimentary canal is a long tube through which food is taken into the body and digested.In human beings, this passage is about 30 ft (9 m) long." The alimentary canal, or the digestive tract as it is most commonly known, is 9 meters from the esophagus to the anus.

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It was on such an instrument that the kazoo, invented in the 19th century by an African American named Alabama Vest in Macon, Georgia, United States, is based. The first kazoo was manufactured to Vest's specifications by Thaddeus Von Clegg, a German clockmaker in Macon.