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 nationality by officials in all three constituencies (see "Taiwan" below). The cost for naturalization differs between the three regions: in Mainland China, the application cost is 50 CNY and the certificate of nationality costs 200 CNY. In Hong Kong, the total cost is HK$3,460, composing of an initial application fee of HK$1,730 and the remaining fee of HK$1,730 (the remaining fee is only payable after a successful naturalization along with the presentation of any certificates of the loss of the foreign nationality). In Macau, the cost for application is MOP 1,000 for the main applicant and MOP 500 per family