Slavery in Brazil was implemented in the early 16th century. In 1535, the first ship with enslaved blacks arrived in Salvador (BA). This year marks the beginning of slavery in Brazil, which would only end 353 years later on May 13, 1888, with the Lei Áurea. The first people to be enslaved in the c
Floriano Peixoto , known as the “Iron Marshal ”, was military and the second President of the Republic of Brazil, responsible for the consolidation of the republican regime. Next to Deodoro da Fonseca , belonged to the period called “Republic of the Sword ” (1889 to 1894), since the first two presi
The Brazilian National Congress is a political institution that represents the seat of Brazils legislative power. Located in Brasília, in the countrys capital, its function is to exercise legislative power. The Brazilian federal legislative power is exercised in two houses:the Senate and the Chamb
Thefirst peoples of America refer to those who lived in America before the arrival of the European. They are also called pre-Columbian, as they are located in the period before the landing of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Examples of pre-Columbian peoples are the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, Guarani, Tu