place_of_birth divaldo pereira franco
Latin America is a group ___MASK84___ countries and dependencies in the Americas where Romance languages are predominant . The term originated in 19th century France as " Amérique latine " to consider French - speaking territories in the Americas ( Haiti , French Guiana , Martinique , Guadeloupe , Saint Martin , Saint Barthélemy ) along with the larger group ___MASK84___ countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed . It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero - America or Hispanic America  though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French ___MASK53___ . Divaldo Pereira Franco ( born May 5 , 1927 in ___MASK4___ de Santana , Brazil ) is a prominent Spiritist speaker and medium . He represented Spiritism as a delegate to the United Nations August 28 -- 31st , 2000 , Millennium World Peace Summit ___MASK84___ Religious and Spiritual Leaders . After the death ___MASK84___ Brazilian medium Chico Xavier in 2002 , Divaldo became the most representative figure ___MASK84___ Spiritism worldwide . On March 12 , 2004 , Divaldo presented the seminar Understanding Spiritual and Mental Health at the University ___MASK84___ Maryland School ___MASK84___ Medicine , in Baltimore . `` Divaldo Pereira Franco offers a psychologized counterpoint to the popular Spiritism paradigm established around the work ___MASK84___ Chico Xavier '' . `` Divaldo Pereira Franco had a prevalent role in the implantation and consolidation ___MASK84___ the Spiritist Movement in the United States . '' ___MASK73___ , also collectively called America , encompass the totality ___MASK84___ the continents ___MASK84___ North America and ___MASK26___ . Together they make up most ___MASK84___ Earth ' s western hemisphere and comprise the " New World ". ___MASK95___ , officially the Federative Republic ___MASK84___ ___MASK95___ , is the largest country in both ___MASK26___ and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas . Bounded by the ___MASK29___ on the east , ___MASK95___ has a coastline ___MASK84___ . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % ___MASK84___ the continent ' s land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety ___MASK84___ ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes ___MASK95___ one ___MASK84___ 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject ___MASK84___ significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . The megadiverse countries are a group ___MASK84___ countries that harbor the majority ___MASK84___ Earth ' s species and high numbers ___MASK84___ endemic species . Conservation International identified 17 megadiverse countries in 1998 . Many ___MASK84___ them are located in , or partially in , tropical or subtropical regions . ___MASK26___ is a continent located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas , which is the model used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to ___MASK26___ instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of Brazil ). ___MASK70___ is one of the 26 states of Brazil and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast . It is the 4th - largest Brazilian state by population ( after São Paulo , Minas Gerais , and Rio de Janeiro ) and the 5th - largest by area . ___MASK70___ ' s capital is the city of Salvador ( formerly known as " Cidade do São Salvador da ___MASK70___ de Todos os Santos ", lit . "" City of Holy Savior of All Saints Bay ""), located on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic . Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by agricultural , slaving , and ranching interests , ___MASK70___ is now a major manufacturing center whose last three elections have been dominated by the Workers ' Party . ___MASK4___ de Santana ( Portuguese for " Saint Anne ' s Fair ") is a city in ___MASK70___ , Brazil . It is the second - most populous city in the state , with a population of 612 , 000 according to IBGE ' s estimate . It is located 100 km northwest of Salvador , ___MASK70___ ' s capital city . These cities are connected by BR - 324 , a four - lane divided highway . Name . ___MASK4___ de Santana , formerly spelled ___MASK4___ de Santa Anna , is named in honor of the cattle fairs held at the St - Anne - of - the - Fountains Plantation (") in the 19th century . ___MASK75___ , officially the ___MASK42___ ___MASK84___ ___MASK75___ , is a South American country occupying a long , narrow strip ___MASK84___ land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west . It borders Peru to the north , ___MASK40___ to the northeast , Argentina to the east , and the Drake Passage in the far south . Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands ___MASK84___ Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas , and Easter Island in Oceania . ___MASK75___ also claims about ___MASK84___ Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty . Saint Anne ( also known as " Ann " or " ___MASK17___ ") ___MASK84___ David ' s house and line , was the mother ___MASK84___ Mary and grandmother ___MASK84___ Jesus according to apocryphal Christian and Islamic tradition . Mary ' s mother is not named in the canonical gospels , nor in the Quran . Anne ' s name and that ___MASK84___ her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha , ___MASK84___ which the " Gospel ___MASK84___ James " ( written perhaps around 150 ) seems to be the earliest that mentions them . ___MASK34___ , officially the ___MASK42___ ___MASK84___ ___MASK34___ ( which literally translates as " ___MASK42___ ___MASK84___ the Equator "), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern ___MASK26___ , bordered by Colombia on the north , Peru on the east and south , and the Pacific Ocean to the west . ___MASK34___ also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific , about west ___MASK84___ the mainland .