Thebrazilwood cycle occurred during the pre-colonial phase (1500-1530) of Brazil. It was the first product to be explored by the Portuguese during the time of colonization. The pau-brasil is a tree native to the Atlantic Forest that was already used by the Indians for dyeing fabrics. So, when the P
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
We have once said that the history of Peru must be rewritten. Because there are facts omitted, misrepresented or simply forgotten, which deserve to be reconsidered. One of them is the case of Tangarará, the first city founded by the Spanish in South America, although in school and in history books i
The anniversary of Lima should not only remember the Spanish legacy, but also the lordship that previously occupied this territory. The historian Maria Rostworowski wrote about it: Taulichusco curaca that dominated Lima Almost unanimously, the speeches and newspaper articles on the occasion of the