History of Brazilian nationality History of Brazilian nationality Located in South America, Brazil is the fifth largest and fifth most populous nation in the world. First discovered by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral on April 22, 1500, it remained a Portuguese colony until it declared its independence on September 7, 1822. Brazil's economy was largely based on agriculture and mining; specifically the production of sugar and tobacco for export. As a result, land was concentrated in the hands of relatively few wealthy, plantation-owning families, and production was largely dependent on slave labor. The intermixing of these Europeans and Blacks, as well as the native
Monica Proenca recently choreographed "" movie. produced by Sony Pictures the latest film of the successful series with stars such as Ethan Stiefel, Sascha Radestsky, Nicole Munoz, Barton Cowperthwaite, Rachele Brooke Smith and Chloe Lukasiak. Monica currently calls Vancouver, Canada her home where she continues to choreograph, produce, dance, teach, coach and inspire others with passion, strength and elegant technique combined with her own Brazilian flair. Monica Proenca Monica Proenca is a dance choreographer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, going on to graduate from the San Francisco School of the Arts in the United States. As a professional dancer