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Diogo Álvares Correia, known as Caramuru , was one of the first Portuguese to settle in Bahia. He is considered the “biological father” of Brazil due to his marriage to an Indian from the Tupinambá tribe called Paraguaçu. Biography As the sources about his life are few, much of what is known abou
TheMilitary Dictatorship in Brazil was an authoritarian regime that began with the military coup on March 31, 1964, with the deposition of President João Goulart. The military regime lasted 21 years (1964-1985), established censorship of the press, restriction of political rights and police persecu
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