Brazil (disambiguation)

Brazil (disambiguation)

Brazil (country) is the largest country of Latin America.Brazil may also refer to:

Historical states:
* United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815 – 1825)
* Empire of Brazil (1822 – 1889)

Places:

* Brazil, Indiana, a city in the United States named after the country
* Terceira Island in the Azores (formerly named Brazil)
* a neighbourhood or refugee camp in Rafah
* Brazil (mythical island)

Sport teams:

* Brazil national football team, 5 time Football World Cup Winners
* Clube de Regatas Brasil, a Brazilian football (soccer) team.

Books:
* Brazil (novel), by John Updike
* The Boys from Brazil (novel), by Ira Levin

Movies:

*Brazil (film), a film directed by Terry Gilliam
*The Boys from Brazil (film), based on a novel of the same name

Music:

* Brazil (Eurovision song), a song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed by Bebi Dol, representing SFR Yugoslavia
* "Aquarela do Brasil", a patriotic Brazilian song also known in English-speaking countries simply as "Brazil"
* Brazil (band), on Immortal Records
* "Brazil" (album), a live album by Men at Work
* Jets to Brazil, an indie rock band
* Little Brazil, an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska
* "Brazil" (song), a song by Cazuza
* "Brasil" (Manhattan Transfer album), the 1987 album by The Manhattan Transfer

Botany:

* Brazil Nut
* "Caesalpinia echinata", a tree, commonly known as "Pau-Brasil"

Computing:

* Brazil R/S, The Brazil Rendering System, a photorealistic rendering engine
* Brazil (operating system), code name for the fourth edition of Plan 9 from Bell Labs

Names:
* Alan Brazil, former Scottish Footballer
* Angela Brazil, an English author
* Gary Brazil, an English footballer

Other Uses:

* Brazilian waxing, a type of waxing involving the bikini area

ee also

* Brazel


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