Domitila de Castro Canto e Mello, the Marquesa de Santos , was the best known mistress of Emperor Dom Pedro I. Marquesa de Santos portrayed with the sash of the Order of Saint Isabel. Biography Domitila de Castro Canto e Mello was born in São Paulo, in 1797, in the middle of one of the most tradi
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 Brazil Empire comprises the period from 1822 to 1889 when the country was ruled by a constitutional monarchy. This period began with the acclamation of Emperor D. Pedro I, in 1822, and lasted until the Proclamation of the Republic, in 1889. First Reign (1822-1831) Officially, the Empire of Br
LOCATION: This culture developed in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers. To the north it reached the valley of the Chancay River and to the south to the Mala Valley, to the west it bordered the Pacific Ocean and to the east, to the first foothills of the Andes mountain range beyond Sa