The Eusébio de Queirós Law (Law No. 581), enacted on September 4, 1850, prohibited the slave trade. The law was drafted by the Minister of Justice, Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara (1812-1868), during the Second Reign. It was the first of three laws that would gradually abolish slavery
The Military Coup 1964 was triggered on the night of March 31, with the deposition of President João Goulart. This action against a legally constituted government marked the beginning of the military dictatorship in Brazil, which would last until 1984. Among the main justifications for the coup wa
T exto adapted from the book “History:from caves to the Third Millennium (Vol. 3)”,by Myriam Becho Mota and Patrícia Ramos Braick The statement above is by Pedro Rabelo, son of journalist José Maria Rabelo, who at the age of 17 was detained and tortured in Chile. The Rabelo family, like hund
The Revolt of the Whip was a military agitation in the Brazilian Navy, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, from November 22 to 27, 1910. The fight against physical punishment, low wages and terrible working conditions are the main causes of the revolt. Historical Context At the time, it is worth n