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Old 10-17-2006, 05:16 AM
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This thread was created just as a repository of Brazilian Resources. All are encouraged to post and share links and other resources about Brasil.

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BRAZIL ROAD MAPS:

Ministério dos Transporte (Transport Ministry):

http://www.transportes.gov.br/

Download Links (27 States, 1 Federal District):

Acre:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ac-dnit.pdf

Alagoas:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/al-dnit.pdf

Amapá:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ap-dnit.pdf

Amazonas:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/am-dnit.pdf

Bahia:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ba-dnit.pdf

Ceará:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ce-dnit.pdf

Espírito Santo:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/es-dnit.pdf

Goiás:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/go-dnit.pdf

Maranhão:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ma-dnit.pdf

Mato Grosso do Sul:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ms-dnit.pdf

Mato Grosso:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/mt-dnit.pdf

Minas Gerais:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/mg-dnit.pdf

Paraná:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/pr-dnit.pdf

Paraíba:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/pb-dnit.pdf

Pará:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/pa-dnit.pdf

Pernambuco:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/pe-dnit.pdf

Piauí:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/pi-dnit.pdf

Rio de Janeiro:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/rj-dnit.pdf

Rio Grande do Norte:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/rn-dnit.pdf

Rio Grande do Sul:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/rs-dnit.pdf

Rondônia:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/ro-dnit.pdf

Roraima:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/rr-dnit.pdf

Santa Catarina:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/sc-dnit.pdf

Sergipe:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/se-dnit.pdf

São Paulo:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/sp-dnit.pdf

Tocantins:
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/to-dnit.pdf

Distrito Federal (inclusivé Brasília):
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/ma...it/df-dnit.pdf

NOTE: those maps are 'vector based',
meaning they can be zoomed without loss of detail.
they are also text-searchable - example:
in São Paulo State's Map, Find: 'Campinas',
will locate that town N-NW of the Big City of São Paulo.
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TERRA MAPAS:
http://mapas.terra.com.br/
Guia de Ruas (Street Guide):
-Find many streets at more than a thousand Brazilian cities, specifying:
+ Estado (State)
+ Cidade (City)
+ Nome da Rua (Street Name)
+ Número (Number)
Busca de Cidades (City Search):
-Find most Brazilian Cities, specifying:
+ Estado (State)
+ Cidade (City)

GUIA DO BRASIL (Brazil Guide):
http://www.guianet.com.br/
-Find products, services or homepages, specifying
+ Palavra Chave (KeyWord)
+ Estado (State)
-Links to several maps, services, and so on...

GUIA DE TELEFONES ÚTEIS (Useful Phones Guide):
http://www.telemar.com.br/lista/interna_uteis.htm
-Get most useful phone numbers ordered by State

PÁGINAS AMARELAS (Brazilian Yellow Pages):
http://www.listaonline.com.br/
-Find phone numbers, beginnig with:
+ Estado (State)
+ Cidade (City)

CEPs (Brazilian Postal Codes):
http://www.correios.com.br/servicos/cep/cep_loc_log.cfm
-Find 'CEP' specifying:
+ Unidade Federal (Federal Unit)
+ Localidade (local, city name, municipality, etc.)
+ Tipo (Type of place)
+ Nome (Name of place)
+ Número (of Street, Apartment, etc.)
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BRASIL VISTO DO ESPAÇO (Brazil as Seen from Space):
http://www.cdbrasil.cnpm.embrapa.br/

GUIA GEOGRÁFICO (Geo Guide):
http://www.guiageo.com/

GUIAS TEMÁTICOS (Thematic Guides)
http://www.cidades.com.br/
http://www.hoteis.com.br/
http://www.praias.com.br/
http://www.restaurantes.com.br/

E PARA A SAFADEZA...
http://www.guiademoteis.com.br/
http://www.moteis.com.br/
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Some of the best resources are so obvious that one is ashamed to quote them...

Countries - facts, numbers, maps, etc.:

https://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/

More Maps:

http://maps.google.com/

http://earth.google.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

World News:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (several languages)
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Privacy in Mail, Phone & Banking

Documentation
http://www.privacyworld.com/
http://www.worldoffshorebanks.com/

Anonymous Maildrop Address and Mail Forwarding
http://www.maildropguide.com/
http://www.mbe.com/
http://www.private-services.com/

Also Phone, Voice Mail, FAX & eMail Forwarding
http://www.global-virtualoffices.com/
http://www.mailservicecenter.com/
http://www.hold-everything.com/

Also Secure, Anonymous Email
http://www.spanishaddress.com/
http://www.continentalrelay.com/
http://www.britishmonomarks.co.uk/
http://dublinmaildrop.com/

Also Special Banking Services
http://www.croftco.biz/
http://www.switzerlandmaildrop.com/

Also Anonymous Transfers & Offshore Banking
http://www.finor-group.com/
http://www.finor-group.com/anonymous_transfer.htm
http://www.finor-group.com/numbered_bank_account.htm
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Datting Sites - these are jumpin'starting examples, many more can be Googled...

In English or with access to English version:
http://www.parperfeito.com.br/ or http://www.datingplace.com/
http://www.clubeamizade.com/index.php?idioma=uk
http://www.great-expectations.net/
http://www.lovehappens.com/
http://www.umatch.com/

Portuguese:
http://www.comovai.com.br/
http://amor.aol.com.br/
http://www.terra.com.br/almas/
http://www.webpaquera.com.br/
http://www.amornaweb.com.br/
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WEB Secure Surfing:

IDsecure Anonymous Browsing, IDseal Secure Email
http://www.idzap.com/
Free Anon Proxy & VPN
http://www.guardster.com/
Free Anonymous Web Surfing
http://www.the-cloak.com/

Anonymous Web Surfing & Emailer
http://behidden.com/
Disposable Email Address $ervices - Anon Email, etc.
http://www.spamex.com/

Anonymizer & Privacy Services
http://www.anonymizer.com/
Anonymous browsing
http://www.iprive.com
Internet Security and Privacy
http://www.freedom.net/
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Dicionaries & Translation on the Web:

Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools
Altavista Babel Fish Translation
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Babylon
http://www.babylon.com/
Dictionaries on the Web
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/index....7CDictionaries
Free Translation on the Web
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/index....ee+Translation
Language Resources SearchLanguage.Com
http://www.searchlanguage.com/
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