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BRIC is an acronym for four nations that are considered to be at similar stages of economic development and may come to dominate the global market in the coming decades: Brazil, Russia, India, and ______.
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China
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U.S. President Joe Biden personally extended an invitation to the Summit of the Americas the current head of a Latin American country. Elected in 2018, who is the President of Brazil?
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Jair Bolsonar
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Also known as the Brazilian Treatment, what alternative moniker (named after the protein it uses which is naturally found in hair shafts) describes the hair straightening method where the namesake protein is added to the hair and then run over with a hot flat iron? This treatment is known to add shine to hair and lasts for approximately 6 months.
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Keratin
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Though his father named him for Thomas Edison, Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the name on the birth certificate of what Brazilian soccer forward that FIFA named as the top player of the 20th century?
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Pelé
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South America’s second largest rainforest after the Amazon, the Gran Chaco is divided between Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil and which landlocked country?
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Paraguay
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There are very few words in English that come from Tupi, an indigenous language of Brazil - one such word however is that of what type of fish, whose name is also used in Tupi to mean "scissors?"
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Piranha
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The African countries Angola, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, and Cape Verde all have what official language, which they share with Brazil?
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Portuguese
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What prominent Brazilian city, made official in 1960, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer to resemble an airplane, with the Monumental Axis as the fuselage?
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Brasilia
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Walmart has a minor stake in the former Walmart Brazil, which changed its name to Grupo ______ in 2019. Fill in the one word blank, also the name of a classic, and childish, Tom Hanks movie.
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Big
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In 2021, Delaware becomes home to the largest warehouse of what gigantic corporation? It may share its name with a Brazilian river, but it has a lot of American parcel power.
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Amazon
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The Economist Intelligence Unit produces an annual Democracy Index, ranking countries by the state of their democracy. Which neighbor of both Brazil and Argentina has been named the most democratic in South America for the last 10 years?
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Uruguay
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What's the name of the starch that is extracted from the cassava plant, native to Brazil? A staple crop for much of the world, it's also used to form "pudding" and "pearls."
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Tapioca
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Which cocktail made with cachaca, sugar, and lime is the official cocktail of Brazil?
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Caipirinha
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Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter, and Anderson Varejão are all Nike-sponsored Brazilian athletes known for competing professionally in what sport?
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Basketball
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Which Brazilian online-only bank was founded in 2013, became a unicorn fintech startup, and is now the largest “neobank” in Latin America?
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Nubank
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