San Leon. Original Mexican colonization laws allowed only people of Mexican or Spanish decent to settle on coastal land. However, Stephen F. Austin became the first American empressario given permission to colonize the Galveston Bay area. He sold a league of land bordering Galveston Bay and Dickinson Bayou to Amos Edwards in 1828. The Edwards family lived and ranched on the estate for nearly a decade.
Brazil is famous for its soccer team and culture, better known as âJogo Bonito.â The beautiful style of Brazilian soccer players has wowed the world because it is highly entertaining.
The New York Times. Brazil is the largest country in South America in area and population. It was one of the worldâs fastest-growing economic powerhouses from 2000 to 2010, but the boom appeared to sputter in 2011. The countryâs meteoric rise occurred under the stewardship of Luiz Inacio da Silva, who served as president from 2002 to 2011.