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... Brazilian Shield , African Shield , and Australian Shield . In these rocks , dating reveals ages of 1 to 3.5 billion years , and they have been little affected by tectonic events postdating the Cambrian . But ACHIAN BELT ATLANTIC OCEAN ...
... Brazilian Shield , African Shield , and Australian Shield . In these rocks , dating reveals ages of 1 to 3.5 billion years , and they have been little affected by tectonic events postdating the Cambrian . But ACHIAN BELT ATLANTIC OCEAN ...
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... Brazilian Cinema Novo , and the French and Czech New Wave . It also her- alded the practices of shooting on location using natural lighting and postsynchronizing sound that later became standard in the film industry . Despite its ...
... Brazilian Cinema Novo , and the French and Czech New Wave . It also her- alded the practices of shooting on location using natural lighting and postsynchronizing sound that later became standard in the film industry . Despite its ...
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... Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro owed its origin to a selection of paintings presented by the King of Portugal and was opened to the public in 1818. Among others were the National Museum , Bogotá , Colom . ( 1824 ) , and the ...
... Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro owed its origin to a selection of paintings presented by the King of Portugal and was opened to the public in 1818. Among others were the National Museum , Bogotá , Colom . ( 1824 ) , and the ...
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