Brasil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporterOAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Triple Frontier - the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups Belo Horizonte - city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities Curitiba - a city in southeastern Brazil Joao Pessoa - a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean north of Recife Limeira - a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo) Natal - a port city in northeastern Brazil Rio, Rio de Janeiro - the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction Santos - a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo Sao Goncalo - an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro Sao Joao de Meriti - a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro Sao Louis - a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil Sao Paulo - an ultramodern port city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America Amazon River, Amazon - a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) Para River, Para - an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows Parnahiba, Parnaiba - a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |