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.
Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil) is the largest country in South America, and is the worldâs fifth largest country by both land area and population. As such, it borders every other South American country other than Ecuador and Chile, and is flanked by the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The Capital: Brasilia.