The four main precursors of the Enlightenment - Descartes, Bacon, Locke and Newton - were of fundamental importance in changing the mentality of European society. By Leandro CarvalhoThe Enlightenment was a current of thought that prevailed in Europe in the 18th century, called the century of enligh
On many occasions we may have seen the Latin expression Nomen nominandum (yet to be named) in documents, works and event programs. It is used to refer to a person who is not yet known, and whose identity will be revealed later, or whose name is withheld for some reason. The expression derives from
The Inconfidência Mineira, a movement of revolt against the Portuguese crown, was the most important Brazilian political event of the 18th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe movement known as Inconfidência Mineira took place in the then Captaincy of Minas Gerais, in the 1780s. The so-called incon
Despite the German-Soviet pact, Hitler launched “Operation Barbarossa” on June 22, 1941, with a view to invading the Soviet Union. 3 million soldiers will open the Eastern front, facing a distraught Soviet army. The Germans reach the gates of Moscow in October 1941. However, the non-aggression pact