1. : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
The name Brazil is of Celtic origin. The meaning of Brazil is brave, strong in conflict. It is also of Irish origin, where its meaning is brave, strong in conflict . Brazil is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Bra-zil.
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil. It covers an area of 5802 sq km and had an approximate population of 2,789,761 in 2013, making it the fourth most populous city in the country. Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil from 1763 to 1960. Most of the resources were concentrated around this region.