The Inconfidência Mineira or Mine Conjuration was a separatist movement that took place in the then captaincy of Minas Gerais in 1789. The objective was to proclaim an independent Republic, create a university and abolish debts to the Royal Treasury. The movement, however, was discovered before th
The “Letter of Pero Vaz de Caminha ” or “Letter to King Dom Manoel on the discovery of Brazil ” was a document written by Portuguese scribe Pero Vaz de Caminha. Written on May 1, 1500, in Porto Seguro, Bahia, it was taken to Lisbon under the care of Gaspar de Lemos, considered one of the greatest n
Dom João VI , Prince Regent of Portugal, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and, after 1825, King of Portugal. He was the son of D. Maria I, Queen of Portugal and King Dom Pedro III. Due to his mothers illness he was appointed Prince Regent in 1792. After the death of D
African Periplus is the name of a series of voyages undertaken by the Portuguese in the 15th century, initially along the Mediterranean Sea, but above all along the coast of Africa. The objective was to find an alternative way to reach the Indies and be able to bring the products without having to