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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea by other states in which a former DPRK national seeks to naturalise. However, such certificates have become more difficult to obtain , according to South Korean media reports. Nationality Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Nationality Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, commonly known as North Korea) governs who is a citizen of the DPRK, and how one may gain or lose such citizenship. Until 1963, the DPRK had no formal nationality law. This led to situations which were quite unusual from the perspective of international law, most notably the Soviet Union's unilateral declaration