The so-called Vargas Era comprises one of the longest governments in the history of Brazil and a watershed in the history of the Brazilian Republic. By Me. Cláudio FernandesGetúlio Vargas (1882-1954) he held the presidency of the country, at first, for fifteen years:from 1930 to 1945. Then he retur
The Napoleonic Era was the period when Napoleon Bonaparte went from great general to emperor of France, establishing domains at continental levels. By Me. Cláudio FernandesIn the course of the French Revolution In the last two decades of the 18th century, the Jacobins took power and installed the s
The Monroe Doctrine was established by US President James Monroe in 1823 and defined US policy against European interference in America. The Monroe Doctrine was established by US President James Monroe in a speech delivered to the US Congress in 1823. He defined the actions his government would tak
Bloody Sunday took place on January 9, 1905 (in the Julian calendar), and on it a massacre of the population of Saint Petersburg was carried out by Russian troops. The Sunday Bloody It took place on January 9, in the Julian calendar (January 22, in the Gregorian calendar). At this event, the popula
The military dictatorship in Chile, initiated in the September 11, 1973, coup against President Salvador Allende, was responsible for the torture and death of thousands of Chileans. The Chilean military dictatorship It began with the military coup carried out in the country, on September 11, 1973,
The Military Dictatorship is what we call the period in which the military governments were at the head of Brazil, between 1964 and 1985. The period of the Military Dictatorship was one of the most tense in Brazilian history and was marked by the lack of freedom, by the use of torture against oppone
The difference between Shiites and Sunnis resides mainly in the conception of the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad and in his political-religious authority. By Me. Cláudio FernandesAfter the death of the prophet Mohammed (or Mohammed), the founder of Islam and author of the holy book Quran , there w
The D-Day its how June 6, 1944 went down in history. On that day, the troops a liads landed in Normandy , northern coast of France, and began the attack against the Nazi Germans who had occupied French territory since 1940. The successful landing in Normandy was decisive for the Allied to win World
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was prepared by the UN and adopted in December 1948. This document deals with the basic rights of all human beings. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was prepared by a commission of the United Nations (UN) between 1946 and 1948. It came into
Tocquevilles criticisms of the French Revolution are among the most important ever made by historians. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe French Revolution , which began in 1789, unfolded in several phases over the next ten years, only acquiring a “stability” character when Napoleon Bonaparte applied the
The Missile Crisis was one of the most delicate moments in human history, as the two great superpowers of the Cold War came to the brink of nuclear war. What was the Missile Crisis? The episode known as “Missile Crisis ” took place between October 16 and 28, 1962. This incident resulted from the di
The 1929 Crisis is the result of the credit expansion carried out by the US in the 1920s. Among its consequences are unemployment and hunger among part of the American population. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWhen studying the intermediate period between the two world wars, that is:from 1919 to 1939, on
The correspondences of Solano Lopez, political leader of Paraguay, at the time of the war that devastated that country, are of great value for the understanding of this historical event. TheParaguay War , which lasted from 1864 to 1870, was one of the biggest wars of the 19th century and the bigges
Coronelismo was a common practice in Brazil during the Old Republic and allowed the strengthening of the oligarchies and also the oppression of the population through the strength of the colonels. Coronelismo is a typical Brazilian sociopolitical practice of the early 20th century, in the period ca
The 1988 Constitution, known as the Citizen Constitution, was drafted during the work of the 1987 Constituent Assembly, formed after the dictatorship. The Constitution of 1988 was written after the end of the Military Dictatorship and determined the rights and obligations of our countrys citizens a
The Constitution of 1891 it was the first Brazilian document of its kind in the republican period. The elaboration of this Charter was the result of the change in the form of government in our country due to the Proclamation of the Republic, an event that took place on November 15, 1889. It was the
The Constitution of 1824 is known as the first Constitution in the history of our country. This document was prepared in the context of post-independence Brazil. Its production process was tense and marked by conflicts between d. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, and the members of the Constituent Assembl
The Congress of Vienna took place in 1814 after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. It was organized by the victorious powers to redefine the course of Europe. With the abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814 and the consequent end of the Napoleonic Era , the powers that were involved in the wars wage
The conflict in Chechnya, which began in 1994, was characterized by the demand for independence from Russia and repression undertaken by the latter. By Me. Claúdio FernandesThe Caucasus region e that of the Balkans – both located in Eastern Europe – since the formation of Europe in the Middle Age
The Munich Conference, which took place on September 29, 1938, was responsible for bringing together representatives from four nations to discuss a solution to the Sudeten crisis. Munich Conference is the name by which a meeting that took place in September 1938 and was attended by the leaders of t
Is there anyone who hasnt seen The Great Escape, the famous film by John Sturges, starring a host of stars (Steve MacQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn...)? It told a true story to the rhythm of Elmer Bernsteins catchy soundtrack:the mass escape of Allied pris
The infamous Grigory Rasputin was born in 1869 in Siberia. He was the son of a farming family. He probably did not receive any, not even elementary, education. On the contrary, from an early age he was involved in petty theft, drunkenness and other debauchery. At the age of just 18, he got married.
The United States and the USSR were the two great victors of the Second World War, but the incompatibility of their political and economic models led them to mistrust each other. On the one hand, the United States defends the capitalist model, based on private property and liberalism, but also multi
In a time before any idea of dignified treatment of the vanquished enemy, in times when being defeated on the battlefield was an open door to the most bloodthirsty atrocities, in short, there was an episode in the Middle Ages that even surpassed what was customary and passed down to posterity as t