Economy of Uruguay
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The economy of Uruguay features an export-oriented agricultural sector and a well-educated workforce, along with high levels of social spending. Tourism and banking are also prominent sectors; Uruguay
World Trade Center Montevideo
Wind turbines in Tacuarembó Department
Road system in South America, with divided highways highlighted in red.
Brazil
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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214
Economy of Uruguay
…suffered a major downturn in 1999–2002, stemming largely from the spillover effects of the economic problems of its large neighbors; Argentina and Brazil. In 2001–02, Argentine citizens made massive withdrawals of dollars deposited in Uruguayan banks after bank deposits in Argentina were frozen, which…
Rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park, one of the largest and oldest concentrations of prehistoric sites in the Americas
Pedro Álvares Cabral landing in Porto Seguro in 1500
Ouro Preto was the center of the Brazilian Gold Rush and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture
Execution of the Punishment of the Whip by Jean-Baptiste Debret. Nearly 5 million enslaved Africans were imported to Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade, more than any other country.