Long Island Stars by Raiatea Arcuri Captured during my New York trip back in September. The light pollution towards the city was strong, but the Milky Way was still visible. This is a composite. The Milky Way was taken in Southampton and the ocean was captured at Montauk point. http://flic.kr/p/AiFsKP
Sunset in Koh Kradan, Thailand by Choukhri Dje Koh Kradan, Thailand http://flic.kr/p/BExqCP
20080925 Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, Brazil 031 by Gary Koutsoubis
National Congress of Brazil [2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil] by Francisco Aragão © Copyright 2014 Francisco Aragão
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English
The National Congress of Brazil (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional do Brasil) is the legislative body of Brazil’s federal government.
Unlike regional legislative bodies – Legislative Assemblies and City Councils -, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house).
The Senate represents the 26 states and the Federal District. Each State and the Federal District has a representation of three Senators, who are elected by popular ballot for a term of eight years. Every four years, renewal of either one third or two-thirds of the Senate (and of the delegations of the States and the Federal District) takes place. When one seat is up for election in each State, each voter casts one vote for the Senate; when two seats are up for election, each voter casts two votes, and the voter cannot give his two votes for the same candidate, but, in elections for the renewal of two-thirds of the Senate, each party can present two candidates for election. The candidate in each State and the Federal District (or the first two candidates, when two thirds of the seats are up for election) who achieve the greatest plurality of votes are elected.
The Chamber of Deputies represents the people of each state, and its members are elected for a four-year term by a proportional representation. Unlike the Senate, the whole of the Chamber of Deputies is renewed every four years.
The Congress meets annually in its BrasÃlia seat from 2 February to 27 July and from August to 22 December.
Until recently, it was common for politicians to switch parties, and the proportion of congressional seats held by each party would often change. However, a decision of the Supremo Tribunal Federal has ruled that the seats belong to the parties and not to the politicians, and that one can only change parties and retain his seat in a very limited set of cases, so that now politicians who abandon the party for which they were elected face the loss of their Congressional seat.
Each house of the Brazilian Congress elects its President and the other members of its directing board from among its members.
The President of the Senate (currently Senator Renan Calheiros) is ex officio the President of the National Congress, and in that capacity summons and presides over joint sessions, as well as over the joint services of both Houses.
However, the President of the Chamber (currently Henrique Eduardo Alves) is the second in the presidential line of succession, while the President of the Senate (and of Congress) ranks as third in line to the presidency of the Republic.
Spanish
El Congreso Nacional de Brasil (en portugués Congresso Nacional) es el órgano encargado de ejercer el poder legislativo a nivel federal en el Brasil. Su sede está situada en Brasilia, capital de la República Federativa del Brasil.
El Congreso Nacional es bicameral, formado por la Cámara de Diputados (Câmara dos Deputados) y el Senado (Senado Federal do Brasil).
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Light | @Praia Vermelha, #RiodeJaneiro | Brazil by rafa bahiense One lovely way to begin your weekend is to cease a beautiful sunrise.
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Paraty em Foco by Chaval Brasil [Explored]
4rd Paraty em Foco International Festival.
Sunrises and the festival begins.
First photo on Flickr with my new Canon EOS 40d camera 🙂
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4° Festival Internacional de Fotografia Paraty em Foco.
O Sol nasce e o festival tem inÃcio.
Primeira foto no Flickr com minha nova camera Canon EOS 40d 🙂
Reflets by rogermarcel Texture dark destiny by Pareeerica
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La Maine by rogermarcel Texture Entity by Pareeerica :
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