The Construction of Brasilia took place between 1956 and 1960. The move of the capital of Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro to the Central Plateau, required an enormous amount of financial, material and human resources. President Juscelino Kubitschek, however, used it as nationalist and modernist propaga
The Vargas Era corresponds to the period in which Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954) ruled Brazil in three moments: Provisional Government :1930-1934 Constitutional Government :1934-1937 New Status :1937-1945 Provisional Government (1930-1934) The Provisional Government was characterized by the beginning
Direct Now was a popular political movement that aimed at the resumption of direct elections to the post of President of the Republic in Brazil. The Diretas movement began in May 1983 and lasted until 1984, having mobilized millions of people in rallies and marches. It had the participation of po
Fray Martín de Murúa was a Mercedarian religious who lived between 1566 and 1615. He was the author of two illustrated manuscripts that he dreamed of publishing one day, a wish that he could not achieve, since he died before the King of Spain gave him the authorization. In fact, it was not until the