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
Maria Quitéria de Jesus (1792-1853) was a Brazilian soldier who fought in Bahia for independence. She was the first woman to enter a military unit in Brazil. Who was Maria Quitéria? Maria Quitéria was born in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, in 1792. She lived with her parents, but her mother
The Revolution of 1930 It was a coup that deposed President Washington Luís on October 24, 1930. The movement was organized by the states of Minas Gerais, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul and prevented the inauguration of president-elect Júlio Prestes, on the grounds of electoral fraud. The popular d
Tiradentes, nickname of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (1746-1792), was one of the participants of the Inconfidência Mineira, a movement that aimed to proclaim the captaincy of Minhas Gerais as an independent Republic. Sentenced for treason, he received the death penalty by hanging, being hanged in 17