Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco was the twenty-sixth president of the Republic of Brazil . He governed the country between April 15, 1964 and March 15, 1967. Elected with 361 votes, the marshal commanded Brazil during one of the most critical periods in history, the military dictatorship. Caste
APortuguese Africa comprises the territories that were colonized by the Portuguese during the 15th-16th century on the African continent. As a result of overseas expansion, the territories that today belong to Guinea-Bissau, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde and Mozambique were dominated.
Brazils Independence Day is celebrated on September 7, the date on which, in the year 1822, Dom Pedro ended Brazils political dependence on Portugal. On that historic date, Dom Pedro shouted Independence or Death on the banks of the Ipiranga River, which is why the famous cry became known as the Ip
Arthur Bernardes was the 12th President of the Republic during the period of the Old Republic (1889-1930), and ruled the country from 1922 to 1926. He was part of the coffee au lait policy , led by the oligarchies of the states of São Paulo (a large producer of coffee) and Minas Gerais (a large pr