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Braylon Edwards

Braylon Edwards, born 1983 in Detroit, is a former NFL wide receiver (Michigan, Browns 3rd overall pick 2005, Jets, 49ers, Seahawks), 2004 Biletnikoff winner, 2007 Pro Bowler with 359 catches, 5,522 yards, 40 TDs.

Braylon Mullins

Braylon Mullins (born 2006) is an American basketball guard from Greenfield, Indiana, playing for UConn; 2025 Indiana Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year, hit a 35-foot game-winner against Duke in the 2026 Elite Eight, and returned for his sophomore season as a 2027 NBA draft prospect.

Brayton cycle

The Brayton cycle, also called the Joule cycle, is a thermodynamic cycle for gas engines, named for George Brayton, who patented engines on the principle in 1872.

Brayton Point power station

Brayton Point power station was a fossil-fueled plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, on the Taunton River. At about 1,600 MW, it was New England's largest coal-fired plant until it shut down in 2017.

Brazda lui Novac de Nord

Brazda lui Novac de Nord (Northern Furrow, Constantine's Wall, Troianul) is a late Roman earthen vallum and ditch, about 3 m high and 2 m ditch depth, running from Drobeta across Oltenia and Muntenia toward Pietroasele, dated to the 4th century under Constantine the Great.

Brazda lui Novac de Sud

Brazda lui Novac de Sud (Troianul) is a disputed Roman-era earthen rampart, about 170 km long, in southern Muntenia, Romania, running from Viespești to former lake Greaca; its dating (Augustus to 3rd century) and function remain debated.

Braze

Braze is a New York-based customer engagement platform that turns mobile and web app user data into personalized messaging across email, push, SMS, and in-app channels; it has traded on Nasdaq as BRZE since 2021.

Brazeau River Oil and Gas Field

The Brazeau River oil and gas field is a conventional oil and gas field in west-central Alberta, Canada, about 150 km southwest of Edmonton, discovered in 1959.

Brazen bull

Brazen bull (bull of Phalaris): legendary ancient Greek execution device, a hollow bronze bull heated by fire, attributed to Perilaos of Athens and the tyrant Phalaris of Akragas; no archaeological evidence, earliest source Pindar, detail from Diodorus Siculus.

Brazi power plant

The Brazi power plant is an 860 MW gas-fired combined cycle plant in Brazi, Prahova County, Romania, operated by OMV Petrom and commissioned in 2012 for €530 million.

Brazier

Brazier: a receptacle for holding burning coals, used for heating rooms or cooking, from French brasier (1680s); also a kitchen term for a wide shallow braising pan (rondeau).

Brazikumab

Brazikumab, known by the development codes AMG 139 and MEDI2070, is a monoclonal antibody against interleukin-23 that was investigated for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Brazil

Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil) is the fifth-largest country and largest Latin American economy, a federal republic of 26 states plus the Federal District, with about 205-214 million people, high inequality, and roughly 60% of the Amazon rainforest.

Oct 3, 2026

Brazil '70: The Third Star

Brazil '70: The Third Star (Brasil 70: A Saga do Tri) is a 2026 Netflix miniseries, five episodes, dramatizing Brazil's 1970 World Cup win under Pelé, Saldanha, and Zagallo amid the military dictatorship.

Brazil (1985 film)

Brazil (1985) is Terry Gilliam's dystopian satire starring Jonathan Pryce as bureaucrat Sam Lowry, with Robert De Niro; famous for the Gilliam–Sheinberg release battle and its 142-, 132-, and 94-minute cuts.

Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup: the Seleção squad coached by Mário Zagallo that won all six matches in Mexico, beat Italy 4-1 in the final, claimed the Jules Rimet trophy outright, and featured Pelé and Jairzinho.

Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup (Seleção, quadrado mágico): defending champions under Parreira won Group F and beat Ghana, then lost 1-0 to France in the quarter-finals; Ronaldo set the all-time World Cup scoring record at 15 goals.

Brazil at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Brazil at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics: as of August 2026, 51 Brazilian athletes qualified in women's football, volleyball, beach volleyball, and rhythmic gymnastics, with 37 slots held by women's teams.

Brazil at the FIFA World Cup

Brazil at the FIFA World Cup: the Seleção, only ever-present nation and record five-time champion (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), covering the Maracanazo, the 7-1 Mineiraço, records, and the Ancelotti era.

Brazil at the Olympics

Brazil has competed at the Olympics since Antwerp 1920, winning its first three medals in shooting, and leads South American nations with 170 Summer Games medals.

Brazil Basin

The Brazil Basin is a deep abyssal basin of the western South Atlantic (0–30°S, 15–40°W), over 5000 m deep, receiving Antarctic Bottom Water through the Vema Channel and known for tidally driven mixing over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge flank.

Brazil Current

The Brazil Current is a warm, southward-flowing western boundary current of the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, forming where the South Equatorial Current splits near 15°S and meeting the Malvinas Current near 38°S.

Brazil energy crisis (2001)

The Brazil energy crisis of 2001 was a severe electricity shortage caused by drought, leading the government to impose compulsory rationing of about 20 percent of consumption.

Oct 22, 2026

Brazil in World War II

Brazil in World War II covers Brazil's 1942–1945 Allied participation, prompted by German submarine attacks, including hosting US bases and sending the FEB to Italy.

Brazil men's national volleyball team

Brazil men's national volleyball team, coached by Bernardinho since 2001: three-time Olympic champion (1992, 2004, 2016), three-time world champion, 34 of 36 South American titles, qualified for LA 2028 by beating Argentina 3-0 in Rio in 2026.

Brazil national football team

Brazil national football team (Seleção), CBF/CONMEBOL men's side since 1914; only team at every World Cup with a record five titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), nine Copa América titles, Carlo Ancelotti coach since 2025.

Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil national under-20 football team (Seleção Brasileira Sub-20), CBF-run men's youth side for players aged 20 and under; five FIFA U-20 World Cup titles (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) and a record 13 South American U-20 Championship titles, second to Argentina's six world crowns.