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MV Brazil Maru
MV ''Brazil Maru'' is a retired Japanese cargo liner that sailed for the Japanese shipping company, , on the Japan to South America immigrant service from 1954 to 1963. Built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shin Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard in Kobe, Japan, she departed on her maiden voyage on the 30 July 1954. She was transferred to Nihon Ijusen KK in 1963 and later Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in 1970. After a decline in the immigrant trade and a period as an unsuccessful cruise ship. The ''Brazil Maru'' was retired in 1974 and moored as a maritime tourist attraction named ''Toba Brazil Maru'' in Toba, Mie, Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan, but was closed and sold to ship breakers at Shanghai in 1996. Sold again in 1997 and beached as a tourist attraction ''Hai Shang Cheng Shi'' in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China in 1998, the vessel remains there today but has since closed. Construction After the Second World War, resumed its South American service under permission gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |