Some old questions that I haven’t revised for a while and keep tanking on, though it’s not hard to see why. Must have been in a really masochistic mood when I wrote them.
Questions
Who was Brazil manager when they won the 1962 World Cup? During his playing career he was a goalkeeper for Botafogo.
AYMORÉ MOREIRA
Heavily associated with playing as a midfielder for Sao Paulo, who was Brazil manager when they first won the World Cup?
VICENTE FEOLA
Often served with plantains, porridge or rice, which Brazilian seafood stew with a tomato base takes its name from the Kimbundu language, the second most widely spoken Bantu language of Angola?
MOQUECA
Originally from Nigeria, what is a cowpea or bean fritter that can act as an offering to the gods in the Candomblé religion, also being a popular street food in Brazil?
ACARAJÉ / AKARA
The only time they have been elected, of which party was Jair Messias Bolsonaro before he cut ties and became independent during his period in office?
SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY
Jair Bolsonaro first became popular when writing for which weekly publication, which is the most popular in Brazil?
VEJA (Means look [at it])
Who is the Brazilian CEO of Leuven based AB InBev, who stepped down in 2021 after leading the helm since the 2008 merger?
CARLOS BRITO
Occurring in the year when military officers led by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca staged a coup without the use of violence, in which year did Brazil become a republic?
1889
Appointed in 1540 as adelantado of Paraguay, which conquistador is considered to be a proto-anthropologist for his documentation of tribes? A 1991 film with his name as the title and based on his “Naufragios” was entered into the Berlin Film Festival.
CABEZA DE VACA
Meaning ‘land of the palm trees’, what is the name of Brazil in Guarani? This was the name the indigenous population gave to the region.
PINDORAMA
On which 1974 Raul Seixas album that takes its name from an epic poem and was heavily influenced by the mystic Aleister Crowley, did fellow mystic Paulo Coelho co-write a number of songs?
GITA
The greatest extent of the Brazilian miracle was reached under which president, who ruled from 1969 to 1973 but from his surname sounds like he would be a statesman in a different country and different century?
EMÍLIO GARRASTAZU MÉDICI
Which feline has been given the scientific name ‘Leopardus wiedii’ in honour of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, who collected specimens in Brazil?
MARGAY
Including a pierced rock known as Pedra Furada, which national park in the north-eastern region of Brazil has the largest concentration of prehistoric sites in the Americas, with many examples of prehistoric paintings?
SERRA DA CAPIVARA
Which skeleton of a woman found in a cave in Minas Gerais was fragmented during a fire that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil in 2018? Some remains were identified in the debris, allowing part of the skeleton to be rebuilt.
LUZIA WOMAN
Which city at the confluence of the Tapajós and Amazon rivers in Pará state has become a popular tourist destination known for its natural beaches, with it having been called the ‘Caribbean of Brazil’? Some have lobbied for the state of Para to be divided in two, with the western part being called Tapajós and this city serving as its capital.
SANTARÉM
Luzia Woman was found in which municipality in the Greater Belo Horizonte region that was also the birthplace of medium Chico Xavier and 1970 World Cup winner Dirceu Lopes?
PEDRO LEOPOLDO
Named for an island, which culture flourished in the Amazon delta until around 1400, developing sophisticated pottery, social stratification and mound building?
MARAJOARA
Meaning ‘war of the newcomers’, which conflict in Colonial Brazil from 1705 to 1709 set off a rush to the region by Portuguese settlers over newly discovered gold fields?
WAR OF THE EMBOABAS
Inspired by the American War of Independence, what was an unsuccessful separatist movement in Brazil in 1789 that was triggered by a reduction in gold mining in a particular state?
INCONFIDÊNCIA MINEIRA
Which city in the far south of Bahia was the first landing point for Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500?
PORTO SEGURO
Which leading member of the Inconfidência Mineira that was executed in 1792 has become a national hero, with the anniversary of his death celebrated as a public holiday?
TIRADENTES
Which French colony existed in Rio de Janeiro from 1555 to 1567, ultimately being destroyed by the Portuguese?
FRANCE ANTARCTIQUE
The establishment of what short-lived French state occurred when an expedition arrived in the state of Maranhão in 1612?
EQUINOCTIAL FRANCE
Existing from 1630 to 1654, Dutch Brazil had its capital at which city, now known as Recife?
MAURITSSTAD
What two-word term was given to the dynastic combination of the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and the Kingdom of Portugal under the Castilian Crown that existed between 1580 and 1640?
IBERIAN UNION
Located in the modern state of Alagoas, what was a community of escaped slaves in Colonial Brazil that developed from 1605 until its suppression in 1694?
PALMARES / QUILOMBO DOS PALMARES
Who was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825? After the declaration of Brazilian independence in 1822, his son became its first emperor.
JOÃO VI / JOHN VI
Who was Queen of Portugal when Prince Regent João moved the court to Rio de Janeiro during the Napoleonic Wars? Known in Portugal as ‘The Pious’, this first monarch of Brazil was known as ‘The Mad’ in South America.
MARIA I
Where did the Portuguese invade in 1809, occupying the territory until 1817? It is now known as the ‘Conquest’ of this place.
FRENCH GUIANA / CAYENNE
Resulting in the end of absolutism and establishment of a constitutional monarchy, which Revolution of 1820 also resulted in the Portuguese court returning to Lisbon from Brazil?
LIBERAL REVOLUTION (OF 1820)
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