Thegold cycle it is the time when the extraction and export of gold figured as the main economic activity in the colonial period. It began at the end of the 17th century, when sugar exports from the Northeast were falling due to the competition exerted by the English and Dutch sugar production in t
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
José Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva was a Brazilian scientist, politician and statesman whose ideas and political influence were decisive for Brazils Independence. José Bonifácio with the Commendation of the Order of Christ Education and Scientific Career He was born in 1763, in the city of Santos,
The culture of the Northern region of Brazil is vast, rich and heavily influenced by indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans, as well as migrants. Because it is a region with a very mixed population, the North has a great diversity of cultural manifestations, that is, customs, beliefs, popular