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 coming of the Portuguese royal family to Brazil took place on November 29, 1807 and the delegation arrived in Salvador (BA), on January 22, 1808. The refuge in Brazil was a ploy by the Prince Regent, D. João, to ensure that Portugal remained independent when it was threatened with invasion by
The Brazilian people are the result of the miscegenation of several peoples. The indigenous, Portuguese and Africans are the main groups. However, there are several European and Asian immigrants who came to Brazil, especially from the 19th century onwards, who also formed the Brazilian people. Ind
ARCHITECTURE: For the construction of buildings, they used thousands of peasants who elaborated the tributary adobes. Human strength was vital to prepare and move thousands of odontoform bricks of various sizes. They built multi-story truncated pyramids with ramps and stairways leading to an upper p