Chica da Silva , born Francisca da Silva, was a freed slave who lived in Arraial do Tijuco, in Minas Gerais. The myth of Chica da Silva grew from the 1950s onwards with the recovery of towns in Minas Gerais. Since then, her life has yielded movies, songs and soap operas. Biography Chica da Silva w
The Revolution of 1930 It was a coup that deposed President Washington Luís on October 24, 1930. The movement was organized by the states of Minas Gerais, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul and prevented the inauguration of president-elect Júlio Prestes, on the grounds of electoral fraud. The popular d
The Vaccine Revolt was a popular rebellion against the smallpox vaccine, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in November 1904. Summary:Causes and Consequences When President Rodrigues Alves took office in 1902, tons of rubbish piled up on the streets of the city of Rio de Janeiro. In this way, the
The Curacas were the Inca ethnic leaders who regulated the functions within the ayllu, the base of Andean organization, by establishing bonds of solidarity and regulating the functions of the ethnic or parental group, such as the organization of agricultural tasks, the redistribution of resources, a