Ilha Fiscal, or Fiscal Island, is an island in Guanabara Bay, bordering the historic city center of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. Originally...

abdication of emperor Pedro I of Brazil took place on 7 April 1831 in favor of his son Pedro de Alcântara, future emperor Pedro II. The act marked the...

miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for "Saint Michael"), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago...

Pêro or Pero Vaz de Caminha (c. 1450 – 15 December 1500; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɾu ˈvaʒ ðɨ kɐˈmiɲɐ]; also spelled Pedro Vaz de Caminha) was a Portuguese...

the Azorean archipelago, referred to as the Ilha de Jesus Cristo (Island of Jesus Christ), and later, Ilha de Jesus Cristo da Terceira. Gaspar Frutuoso...

Correia de Lacerda, who married Heitor Mendes de Vasconcelos; Eduardo de Campos de Castro de Azevedo Soares, Nobiliário da ilha Terceira, volume I. Braga:...

inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019 under the title "Paraty and Ilha Grande". Its Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) is 0.693, according...

Rio de Janeiro "Nho Zidôr" (in Ilha), "Pasaport Kabverd" (in Ilha), "Daluz" (in Negrume), "Tánha" (in Negrume), "Destino" (in Negrume), "Estórias de Tipêde...

1564 (and later municipal seat after 1835); the parish of Arco de São Jorge in 1676; and Ilha in 1989. The area is divided into "neighborhoods", forested...

embarked on the longest leg of the race so far, travelling 3,600 km east to Ilha Grande in Brazil. The long journey across more expensive countries depleted...