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
The Book of Genesis describes an extraordinary event that occurred centuries ago, the Universal Deluge. The Bible has traditionally been considered a historical document, but currently most biblical scholars accept that there was no Flood of such dimensions and therefore, there was no Noah, nor an a
The Brazil Empire comprises the period from 1822 to 1889 when the country was ruled by a constitutional monarchy. This period began with the acclamation of Emperor D. Pedro I, in 1822, and lasted until the Proclamation of the Republic, in 1889. First Reign (1822-1831) Officially, the Empire of Br
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