The Law of the Free Womb or Lei Rio Branco (Law nº 2040) is considered the first abolitionist law in Brazil. It was presented by the Viscount of Rio Branco (1819-1880), of the Conservative Party, and sanctioned by Princess Isabel on September 28, 1871. The law, among other resolutions, granted fre
The Brazilian Independence Anthem was written by journalist and politician Evaristo da Veiga (1799-1837) in August 1822. His poetry initially received the title of Brazilian Constitutional Anthem, being set to music by maestro Marcos Antônio da Fonseca Portugal (1760-1830). Independence Hymn Lyric
The Andean country is the last former Spanish colony in South America to celebrate its bicentennial. The other eight South American countries that emancipated themselves from the Spanish crown celebrated their bicentennials long before. Bolivia and Ecuador commemorated it in 2009. Venezuela, Argenti
he was born in Piura but grew up in Paita On July 27, 1834, Don Miguel Grau Seminario was born in the city of Piura, father was Don Juan Manuel Grau and Berrío, born in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia, of Catalan descent, who reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Liberation of the North Ex