Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emerged in Europe, in the 18th century, and caused profound changes in that continent. The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emerged in Europe, in the 18th century, and defended the valorization of reason as a way to guarantee the progre
Started by Henry VIII, the Anglican Church was the result of the Protestant Reformation in England. By Tales PintoThe Religious Reformation was a process of opposition to the Catholic Church that took place in several regions of the European continent. We generally study three main cases of Religio
By Rainer Sousa Popularly recognized as the highest point in the exercise of democracy, elections have a much more complex trajectory than we might think. Currently, the choice of political representatives through the vote reaches only half of the people worldwide. In this way, we can understand tha
The first edition of the Corrida de São Silvestre took place on December 31, 1924 and, since 1991, it has been part of the international street race calendar. In the 1920s, Brazil was clearly experiencing of a country dominated by agricultural elites and the broad development of urban centers. Citi
Haciendas in Hispanic America functioned as large land holdings that cultivated monocultures and used slave labor. By Me. Cláudio FernandesIn addition to the metal exploration system that characterized the beginning of the Spanish colonization in America, whose main models were the divisions and t
The Thirty Years War happened in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, being, in European history, one of the highest mortality conflicts. Its initial motivation was the religious differences existing between Catholic and Protestant Christians, but it soon gained other contours.Political motivations
The general government was established in Brazil by the Portuguese Crown in 1548 as a way of centralizing administration and promoting the development of the colony. With the failure of the hereditary captaincy system , the Portuguese Crown chose to centralise power in the colony, that is, an auth
George Washington he is one of the great personalities of the United States and played a fundamental role in the consolidation of that countrys independence. He was a member of one of Virginias most traditional families, being the commander of the Continental Army troops, the army that fought the Am
Galileo Galilei was an important scientist of the Renaissance period who made great contributions to Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics. Galileo Galilei he was an important scientist of the Renaissance who made important contributions to different areas of knowledge, such as Mathematics, Astronomy
The formation of the French National Monarchy took place between the 16th and 17th centuries, making France one of the most powerful countries of the Modern Age. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWith the advent of Religious Reforms in the sixteenth century, Europe entered a veritable upheaval of civil wars.
The exploitation of pau-brasil was the first commercial practice in Brazil, and it played a major role in the 16th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe vegetable known as brazilwood It has also been called pau-de-Pernambuco, however, its scientific name is Caesalpinia echinata. It was often found
The Portuguese maritime expansion was the first in all of Europe. For the Portuguese, navigation was the way they found to trade with different parts of the world. By Leandro CarvalhoThe Portuguese were the first Europeans to go to sea in the period of the Great Maritime Navigations , in the fiftee
The formation of the Modern National State represented a new phase in the commercial relations of some European countries and contributed to the centralization of real political power. By Fabrício SantosThe Modern National State or Ancient Regime it consisted of a set of practices involving economi
Colonial slavery was one of the most evident marks of Portuguese colonization in Brazil. Natives and Africans were subjected to forced labor regimes. During the transition period from the pre-colonial to During the phases of the hereditary captaincies and the General Government, an important change
Slavery in Africa did not arise after the arrival of Europeans in the Modern Era, but became commercial after that. By Me. Tales PintoAs in many moments in the history of mankind, also in Africa, slavery it was an institution present in some civilizations. Since remote antiquity, slavery was pra
The so-called Sertão Drugs were products extracted, at the time of Colonial Brazil, from the interior of the Amazon Forest. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWith the Portuguese maritime expansion, which began in the 15th century and expanded in the 16th century, and the successive conquests of islands in th
Enlightened Despotism Enlightened despotism was a reformist way of governing characteristic of Europe, it was supported by Enlightenment principles. It developed in Eastern Europe where the economy was still backward and the bourgeoisie was very weak or non-existent. Enlightened despotism aimed to
The day April 22, 1500 was marked in Brazilian history as the date of the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil. This event is also called by some “discovery from Brazil ”, and the Portuguese expedition, initially formed with 13 vessels, was led by the captain-major Pedro Álvares Cabral .The Portugues
The discovery of America happened with the arrival of the Spaniards on the continent, on October 12, 1492, during the expedition of Christopher ColumbusThe arrival of the Spaniards in America is related to the great voyages and the search by Europeans to reach the Indian market in order to buy preci
Christopher Columbus is the name of the navigator responsible for taking a Spanish expedition to America in 1492. The arrival of the Spaniards to the American continent is commonly known as the discovery of America. Columbus expedition was intended to show that it was possible to reach Asia by saili
This was because industry, government and the state economy were not fully prepared to bear the enormous cost of creating and continuously maintaining such a navy. However, with the expansion across the Atlantic and the Pacific, it became necessary to create a force that could guarantee the defense
The Tenth Crime of Whitechapel. Engraving by Fortuné Méaulle published in 1891 in the Illustrated Journal • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS London is at the end of the 19th century the largest city in the western world. Capital of an empire on which the sun never sets, it embodies the omnipotence of Great Bri
The Portuguese maritime expansion was the first in all of Europe. For the Portuguese, navigation was the way they found to trade with different parts of the world. By Leandro CarvalhoThe Portuguese were the first Europeans to go to sea in the period of the Great Maritime Navigations , in the fiftee
Gulag is an acronym, in Russian, for Central Administration of the Fields. These were prison camps where detainees were punished with forced labor, physical and psychological torture. The term “Gulag” was popularized in the West thanks to the book “Gulag Archipelago”, by Russian writer Alexander So