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
Nationality law of the People's Republic of China citizenship in another country does not lose Chinese nationality. As Article 3 states that China does not recognize dual citizenship, under Chinese law the foreign nationality is not recognized. For example, in 2006, a Chinese citizen who was not settled in Guinea Bissau, but who acquired Guinea Bissau nationality (under local law) by virtue of an investment migration scheme, attempted to enter China on a Guinea Bissau passport and Chinese visa. Chinese border control confiscated the Guinea Bissau passport, on the basis that the person remained solely a Chinese citizen under Chinese law, and so it was illegal for that