Domitila de Castro Canto e Mello, the Marquesa de Santos , was the best known mistress of Emperor Dom Pedro I. Marquesa de Santos portrayed with the sash of the Order of Saint Isabel. Biography Domitila de Castro Canto e Mello was born in São Paulo, in 1797, in the middle of one of the most tradi
The Brazilian Integralist Action (AIB) was a political organization created in 1932 by Plínio Salgado and was the first mass party in Brazil. Initially, they supported the Vargas government. However, with the establishment of the Estado Novo (1937), they promoted the Integralist Levante, which took
Júlio Prestes 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 literatu
The Law of Sexagenarians or Saraiva-Cotegipe Law (n.º 3.270), corresponds to one of the Abolitionist Laws, alongside the Eusébio de Queirós Law, the Free Womb Law and the Golden Law. It was enacted on September 28, 1885 and granted freedom to slaves aged 60 or over. Abstract In 1884 the Sexagenari