João Baptista Figueiredo (1918-1999) was the last general to be president during the period of dictatorship that took place in Brazil from 1964-1985. He ruled between March 15, 1979 and March 15, 1985 and was responsible for consolidating the political opening of the country through the Amnesty Law
LOCATION They developed in the Altiplano region, which is located on the Collao plateau, surrounded by the Eastern and Western mountain ranges of the southern Andes. In the middle of this area is Lake Titicaca, which is the vital center of this place. When the influence of Tiahuanaco disappeared, th
On July 26, 1533, the last ruler of the Inca empire, Atahualpa, was executed by the Spanish with a garrote (device used to strangle prisoners). His death meant the end of the great Inca empire and the beginning of the Spanish conquest of that region of South America. Only a year before, Atahualpa ha
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