San Leon. Original Mexican colonization laws allowed only people of Mexican or Spanish decent to settle on coastal land. However, Stephen F. Austin became the first American empressario given permission to colonize the Galveston Bay area. He sold a league of land bordering Galveston Bay and Dickinson Bayou to Amos Edwards in 1828. The Edwards family lived and ranched on the estate for nearly a decade.
Brazil is famous for its soccer team and culture, better known as âJogo Bonito.â The beautiful style of Brazilian soccer players has wowed the world because it is highly entertaining.
The Rosewood tree, which Brazil is famous for, are giant evergreen trees bearing the scientific name Aniba Rosaeaodora. Rosewood is highly prized as a decorative wood and millions of hectares of rosewood forests have been cut down for making furniture, show pieces, and even chopsticks.