The National Symbols - flag, coat of arms, seal and anthem - implemented by Law No. 5,700, of September 1, 1971, represent the union of our country. Included in the Constitution, they have great historical value and identify the Brazilian nation. Together, they signal the nations sense of unity as
Slave ship it was the name by which the boat that transported blacks destined for slave labor on the American continent between the 16th and 19th centuries became known. The first recorded shipment of enslaved Africans took place in 1525 and the last in 1866. Slave Traffic Until the beginning of t
The Eusébio de Queirós Law (Law No. 581), enacted on September 4, 1850, prohibited the slave trade. The law was drafted by the Minister of Justice, Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara (1812-1868), during the Second Reign. It was the first of three laws that would gradually abolish slavery
Among the factors that caused the Independence of Brazil we can highlight the crisis of the colonial system, the Enlightenment ideas and the independences that took place in English and Spanish America. Furthermore, the Brazilian agrarian elite itself would benefit from a separation between Portuga
TheParaguay War was an armed conflict that took place between the years 1864 and 1870. The countries involved were Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, which formed the Triple Alliance to fight Paraguay. The combat took place because Paraguay intended to annex territories from Brazil and Argentina. Like
The 1960s was characterized by the strengthening of left-wing movements in Western countries, both politically and ideologically. At that time, there was an unfolding of alternative cultural and ideological projects launched during the 1950s. This is the case of the explosion of consumption caused
Thesugarcane cycle denominates the period when sugar was the main export product of Brazil. It began with the establishment of the Portuguese settler on the Brazilian coast, in 1530, when hereditary captaincies were created as a form of political and territorial organization. The Brazilian sugar c
The feminist movement in Brazil emerged in the 19th century with the struggle for female education, the right to vote and the abolition of slaves. Currently, there are several feminist organizations in Brazil that defend the equality of womens rights with mens. Likewise, there are specific organiza
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (1902-1976), known as JK, was a doctor and politician from Minas Gerais. He was president of Brazil from 1956 to 1960 whose time is remembered as a time of optimism. Biography Juscelino Kubitschek was born in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, on September 12,
The pre-colonial period corresponds to the first years of colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese. It covers the years from 1500 to 1530 and the main economic activity was the exploration of pau-brasil. Abstract On April 22, 1500, the Portuguese managed to discover lands that had never been visite
Dom Pedro II (or Pedro II of Brazil) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil. He ascended the throne in 1840 and was at the head of the country until 1889, when the coup that installed the Republic took place. Following Portuguese and royal traditions, the heir to the throne was given various na
The Community Blow , also known as the Declaration of Majority, guaranteed the accession to the throne of D. Pedro II, on July 23, 1840, at the age of 14. The anticipation of adulthood was the Liberal Partys strategy to end the Regency Period (1831-1840), when Brazil was ruled by regencies. This h
The Golden Law (Law nº 3.353), was sanctioned by Princess Dona Isabel, daughter of Dom Pedro II, on May 13, 1888 . The law granted total freedom to the slaves that still existed in Brazil, a little over 700 thousand, abolishing slavery in the country. The sanction of this law resulted in a victor
It is called Brazilian prehistory or pre-Cabralino period, the moment for the history of Brazil before the arrival of the Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral, in 1500. This view, however, is changing, as several peoples inhabited this territory before Portuguese colonization. First Humans in
The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 , Revolution of 1932 or Guerra Paulista was the first major uprising against the administration of Getúlio Vargas and also the last major armed conflict that took place in Brazil. The elites of São Paulo sought to regain the political command they had lost w
neoliberalism in Brazil begins with the government of Fernando Collor de Mello and is consolidated with the arrival of Fernando Henrique Cardoso to the presidency. There was a reduction in public investments and privatization of state-owned companies. Abstract With the end of the military dictator
The Rubber Cycle corresponds to the period in Brazilian history in which the extraction and commercialization of latex for rubber production were basic activities of the economy. In fact, they occurred in the central region of the Amazon forest, between 1879 and 1912, reinvigorating for a short tim
The Lula government comprises the two terms of office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from 2003 to 2010. His administration lifted thousands of people out of absolute poverty, but was marred by cases of corruption such as the mensalão . Despite this, Lula managed to elect his successor, fo
The Sabinada was an armed uprising that took place in the province of Bahia, between November 1837 and March 1838, with the city of Salvador as the main stage. The movement is named after its leader, Francisco Sabino Álvares da Rocha Vieira , republican, physician, journalist and federalist revolut
The Tropicalism was an avant-garde cultural movement that took place in Brazil in the years 1967 and 1968 in the arts, especially in music. Characterized as a libertarian and revolutionary movement, it sought to move away a little from the intellectualism of Bossa Nova, in order to bring Brazilian
Its called provisional government the period from 1930 to 1934, when Getúlio Vargas ruled Brazil, after the victory of the 1930 Revolution. This moment was marked by the tension between the centralization of power around Vargas and the discontent of the former state oligarchies. Revolution of 1930
GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE It takes place in the provinces of Morropón, Ayabaca, Huancabamba in Alto Piura. At the end of the Formative or Early Horizon, the Vicús Culture developed in the northern coastal area of Peru, in the lower course of the Piura River, 7 km from the district of Chulucanas, in the p
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil , Citizen Constitution or simply Constitution of 1988 was enacted on October 5, 1988. It was the seventh constitution of Brazil since its independence in 1822 and the sixth of the republican period. Abstract Deputy Ulysses Guimarães holds up
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between the kingdom of Portugal and the kingdom of Castile, celebrated on June 7, 1494, in the city of Tordesillas (Spain). By this treaty, Castilians and Portuguese divided the new world, through a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Archipelago,