, ▁and ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁high ▁schools ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁North view ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁graduated ▁its ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Brazil ▁High ▁School ▁replaced ▁the ▁original ▁high ▁school , ▁built ▁circa ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁SR 5 9 ▁and ▁Kru zan , ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁Indiana ▁schools , ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁of ▁Johnson , ▁Miller , ▁and ▁Miller . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁free ▁l ending ▁library , ▁the ▁Brazil ▁Public ▁Library . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Tra ffic / street ▁issues ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁Brazil ▁is ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 4 0 , ▁the ▁historic ▁National ▁Road , ▁which ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁National ▁Avenue ▁within ▁Brazil . ▁Due ▁to ▁frequent ▁acc idents ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 7 0 , ▁five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁often ▁under ▁construction , ▁police ▁often ▁re - route ▁traffic ▁through ▁Brazil , ▁which ▁creates ▁traffic ▁problems ▁on ▁U . S . ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁the ▁north - s outh ▁State ▁Road ▁ 5 9 ▁( For est ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁intersect s ▁U . S . ▁ 4 0 ). ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁Brazil ' s ▁streets ▁are ▁in ▁dis rep air ▁and ▁very ▁b