The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. It is composed of 100 members, two from each of the 50 U.S. states. Senators are elected for six-year terms by popular vote.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. It is composed of 100 members, two from each of the 50 U.S. states. Senators are elected for six-year terms by popular vote.
The Hereditary Captaincies were an administrative system implemented by the Portuguese Crown in Brazil in 1534. The territory of Brazil, belonging to Portugal, was divided into strips of land and granted to the trusted nobles of King João III (1502-1557). These could be passed from father to son an
The Curacas were the Inca ethnic leaders who regulated the functions within the ayllu, the base of Andean organization, by establishing bonds of solidarity and regulating the functions of the ethnic or parental group, such as the organization of agricultural tasks, the redistribution of resources, a
The War of the Rags or Farroupilha Revolution it was the longest rebellion of the regency period in Brazil. It took place in Rio Grande do Sul and lasted ten years, from 1835 to 1845, a period that includes the regency of Feijó and the Second Reign. The term “ragged” referred to the ragged clothing
The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 , Revolution of 1932 or Guerra Paulista was the first major uprising against the administration of Getúlio Vargas and also the last major armed conflict that took place in Brazil. The elites of São Paulo sought to regain the political command they had lost w