Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MAELSTROM
whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
(noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
maelstrom (plural maelstroms)
A large and violent whirlpool.
(figurative) Any violent or turbulent situation.
Source: Wiktionary
Mael"strom, n. Etym: [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig. ; as, a maelstrom of vice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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