Maracana Stadium in the Brazilian championship.
The Brazilian, also called Canarinhos, achieved the title of World Champion on 5 occasions, most recently in South Korea and Japan in 2002, and has owned the Jules Rimet Cup, awarded after gaining 3 world titles and 8 Copa America, the last won in Venezuela 2007. There are great Brazilian soccer players, some very prominent are: Pele (named best player in history), Kaka (named best player in the world by FIFA in 2007), Ronaldinho (named the best player in the world by FIFA in 2004 and 2005), Robinho, Ronaldo (awarded the FIFA World Player 1996, 1997 and 2002), Juninho, Adriano, Luis Fabiano, among others. The usual colors of the Brazilian team are yellow, green and blue. The biggest soccer teams in Brazil are Sao Paulo: Corinthians, Palmeiras, Sao Paulo FC, Santos FC Santos City, the Rio de Janeiro: Flamengo, Basque da Gama, Fluminense and Botafogo, the Belo Horizonte: Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro, the Porto Alegre: Gremio and Internacional, those of Salvador Bahia and Vitoria, those of Parana: Coritiba FC and Atletico Parananense. It is alleged that holds the most swollen Flamengo of Brazil and the world with approximately 35,000 fans .000
Month: September 2009
Economy of England
This morning shortly before the half past eight pm local time, was successfully launched an experiment in Sunrise stratospheric balloon from Esrange Space Center near the town of Kiruna (Sweden). Reached within four days to the American continent, where its scientific instruments will be recovered by NASA in an unspecified location in Canada or Alaska. The purpose of Sunrise is the continuing study of the solar magnetic field, taking advantage of this time of year is the Sunrise balloon is inflated with helium at Esrange Space Center before launch. United Kingdom is one of the major industrial and commercial world. In terms of gross domestic product (GDP) is the fifth in the world after United States, Japan, Germany and China. In 2006, the United Kingdom’s GDP was 2.37 trillion dollars, equivalent to 41,777 dollars per capita. After the Second World War and the gradual loss of the colonies, the country return to the course as a powerful economy to maintain a dual alliance that lasts to this day not lost his eye on economic Europe, but at the same time strengthened its trade relations with United States . As in all highly developed countries, the main factors against the economy of the United Kingdom represent the high wages and strong presence in the sectors of manufacturing and heavy industry in emerging countries, especially China (Taiwan), India and South Korea. Agriculture accounts for only 1 of GDP and is heavily mechanized. In industry, the main activities are machinery, transport equipment (vehicles, railways and aerospace) and chemicals. In traditional mining coal in the form of coal in Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland and Lancashire have been supplied to the British thermal energy necessary for economic development. With oil discovered in 1970 in the North Sea is the second largest producer in Europe after Norway. The services sector contributes the most to the GDP of the country, among them the stock exchange and banking financial services and insurance companies. Although the country integrated in the EU, the so-called “skepticism” of the traditional British kept outside the euro zone, where the currency of the country Pound. There was a commitment of former Prime Minister Tony Blair to hold a referendum to determine whether the United Kingdom or not is the single currency. So UK show a stable economy and growing, placed within the regions of the world to highlight.
The soil used for any type of farming because it is very efficient and productive. They grow wheat, barley, rye, sugar beet, oilseeds and potatoes. It operates timber trees such as oak, beech, ash, elm, pine and fir. The fishing industry is very important for southern England, Kingston-upon-Hull, Grimsby, Plymouth. Mining such as coal and iron were the key to industrialization. There are minerals like salt. England is rich in energy resources and is an excellent producer of oil and natural gas. Other energy sources are coal and nuclear energy. Develop high-tech industries (pharmaceutical, electronic, aerospace and marine equipment for oil rigs). Fiber optic high quality throughout Europe. Lower your energy costs with for great energy rates. Its currency is the pound sterling. The economy has good activities such as mining, where coal is extracted primarily as well as natural gas and oil in the North Sea.