Dom João VI , Prince Regent of Portugal, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and, after 1825, King of Portugal. He was the son of D. Maria I, Queen of Portugal and King Dom Pedro III. Due to his mothers illness he was appointed Prince Regent in 1792. After the death of D
The Painted Faces represented a Brazilian student movement that took place in 1992. It emerged as a response to corruption schemes involving the president of the republic, at the time, Fernando Collor de Mello. The movement had as its main objective the Impeachment of Collor . It got its name beca
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931- ) is a Brazilian sociologist, university professor, politician and writer. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance. He was president of Brazil for two terms, from 1995 to 2002. He consolidated the Real Plan, established constitutional reforms, pr
The Constitution of 1967 it was the 4th Brazilian Magna Carta and the third of the republican period. The Constitution, drafted during the military regime, entered into force on March 15, 1967. Historical Context Jurists responsible for the draft of the new Constitution deliver the preliminary ve
The slave trade represents the phase when black Africans were brought from Africa to be slaves. The trade of black Africans as slaves was one of the main commercial activities of the dominant countries in the period from 1501 to 1867. Africa-America Trade The practice was managed by six nations:En
The plantation system is the name given to an agricultural economic system that prevailed during colonial Brazil. It was also used in other countries of America during the Spanish and English colonizations. Abstract This system already existed in antiquity and, in the case of Portugal, the country
The Japanese immigration in Brazil began on June 18, 1908 with the arrival of the first Japanese ship, Kasato Maru, in the port of Santos. Background At the end of the 19th century, with the Meiji Revolution (1868), Japan opened up to the world and changed its social organization. In this way, the
Michel Temer was the 37th President from Brazil, from August 31, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Temer took over after the definitive removal of Dilma Rousseff, who was in the process of impeachment. In the period between May 12 and August 31, 2016, Temer took over the Brazilian government as interim
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff took place in August 2016. Dilma was removed by the Senate on charges of a crime of fiscal responsibility. Origin The authors of the request for the removal of Dilma Rousseff alleged that she made up the public accounts and disrespected the budget law during the e
The Equinoctial France represented the second attempt by the French to settle in Brazil, in the Maranhão region between 1612 and 1615. The origin of the name is related to the territory of conquest, since it was close to the Equator line, which was previously called the Equinoctial line. This eve
Anita Garibaldi (1821-1849), born Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro da Silva, was a Brazilian revolutionary who fought for the republic in Brazil and the unification of Italy. Biography of Anita Garibaldi Anita Garibaldi was born in the city of Laguna (SC), in 1821, and was the daughter of a merchant. At
Christ the Redeemer is a large monument that is located on Morro do Corcovado, in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Opened in 1931, this immense statue represents the image of Jesus Christ with open arms. This great symbol of Christianity is located in Tijuca National Park
Júlio Prestes he was one of the elected presidents of Brazil by popular vote in the period of the Old Republic (1889-1930), after the government of Washington Luís. However, he was prevented from holding the position, due to the 1930 coup, led by politician Getúlio Vargas. He also excelled in lite
Rodrigues Alves was a Brazilian politician, 5th President of the Republic of Brazil (3rd civil president), who ruled the country from 1902 to 1906, in the period called “Old Republic” (1889-1930) after the mandate of Campos Sales. A farmer from São Paulo, Alves represented an important figure, supp
The “Cisplatin War ” or “Guerra del Brasil ” (as it is known outside Brazil) was an armed confrontation that took place between 1825 and 1828, involving the Empire of Brazil, the United Provinces of Rio da Prata and the inhabitants of the Cisplatina Province for regional control of the current Urugu
The Inquisition in Brazil began in the colonial period. At the time when Brazil was discovered, the movement took place - since the twelfth century - in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Since it was necessary to fight heresy (threat to Christian doctrine) also in their respective colonies, the mov
Costa e Silva was a military man, politician and the 27th President of the Republic of Brazil . He held the position between 1967 and 1969. Biography Artur da Costa e Silva was born on October 3, 1899 in the city of Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul. He was the son of Aleixo Rocha da Silva and Almerinda
The cotton cycle in Brazil represents one of the countrys economic cycles, which occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries. Summary of the Cotton Cycle One of the factors that propelled the cultivation of cotton in the country was the English Industrial Revolution, which increasingly demanded raw
The Prestes Column or Coluna Miguel Costa Prestes, represented one of the tenentist movements of a political-military nature, which took place between 1925 and 1927, in the period known as the “Old Republic”, during the government of President Artur Bernardes. Main Objectives Coluna Prestes defend
The clientelism it is a relationship of exchange of favors between the citizen and the politician. Its origin dates back to the Roman Republic and can be found in various spheres of government power. Historical Origin Clientelism was already observed in the Roman Empire when the plebeians depende
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976), known as JK, was a doctor and politician from Minas Gerais. He was president of Brazil from 1956 to 1960 whose time is remembered as a time of optimism. Biography Juscelino Kubitschek was born in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, on September 12,
The Guerrilha do Araguaia it was a fight between communist guerrillas and the Brazilian Armed Forces. The fight took place in the north of the current state of Tocantins, between 1972 and 1974. Historical Context During the Medici Government (1969-1974), the Brazilian military dictatorship experi
Jorge Paredes Laos Some events of our past that are not necessarily real or that did not happen as we were told. Sometimes in history not everything is what it seems (or seemed). Many events or certain theories of the past begin to change after the discovery of new documentary sources or the product
he was born in Piura but grew up in Paita On July 27, 1834, Don Miguel Grau Seminario was born in the city of Piura, father was Don Juan Manuel Grau and Berrío, born in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia, of Catalan descent, who reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Liberation of the North Ex