The city of Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century and was one of the most important of the Inca civilization. By Me. Cláudio Fernandes Machu Picchu was, next to Cuzco, one of the two most important urban centers of the ancient Inca civilization . “Inca” (the son of the Sun) was the name give
The coffee cycle in Brazil It began in 1727, at the beginning of the 18th century, when the first seedlings arrived in the country. For a long time the product was planted for domestic consumption. Abstract The culture in small proportions in the north of the country, was expanding towards the sout
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
The arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil took place on April 22, 1500. On this day, navigators led by Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in the region of the current city of Porto Seguro. There they remained from the 22nd of April to the 2nd of May, 1500. The main written testimony of the arrival of the P