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 through the British Nationality Selection Scheme do not lose their citizenship automatically under Article 9 because their acquisition of BN(O) or British Citizenship does not involve "settling in a foreign country", and so does not meet the requirements on the grounds of the loss of Chinese nationality provided in Article 9. They may not apply to renounce their Chinese citizenship under Article 10 (see above), and if tried, such applications will "not" be approved due to the non-recognition of such person's British nationality. Former Hong Kong residents who become settled in another country and acquire foreign citizenship do lose their