He is most famous for his 1513 expedition to Florida, where he became the first European explorer to discover the present-day U.S. mainland. He is also widely believed to have sought the legendary Fountain of Youth, said to grant eternal youth to those who drank of its waters.
The Brazilian Independence Anthem was written by journalist and politician Evaristo da Veiga (1799-1837) in August 1822. His poetry initially received the title of Brazilian Constitutional Anthem, being set to music by maestro Marcos Antônio da Fonseca Portugal (1760-1830). Independence Hymn Lyric
The Brazilian Constitution of 1824 was granted by Dom Pedro I on March 25, 1824. The first Brazilian Constitution guaranteed territorial unity, instituted the division of the government into four powers and established the census vote (vote linked to the citizens income). It was prepared by a smal
Sales Fields (1841-1913) was the fourth president of the Brazil Republic . São Paulo farmer, lawyer, representative of the coffee elite of the State of São Paulo, took office in 1898, when the Republic was consolidated, but the countrys financial situation was shaken. The political and economic pr
The Community Blow , also known as the Declaration of Majority, guaranteed the accession to the throne of D. Pedro II, on July 23, 1840, at the age of 14. The anticipation of adulthood was the Liberal Partys strategy to end the Regency Period (1831-1840), when Brazil was ruled by regencies. This h