Category: History
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Mexico Elects First Female President
Claudia Sheinbaum won the presidential elections in Mexico and becomes the first woman to lead the government of the country, according to official preliminary results. She will also be the first president of the country with Jewish heritage. The climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City capitalized on the wave of popularity of her…
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June 19: The Day the Chains of Slavery Fell
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in Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Geral, History, In Focus, Inside, Men, Politics, United States, WomenBlack America has celebrated Juneteenth since June 19, 1865, when American troops arrived in the state of Texas to announce that the conflict had ended with the surrender of the Confederacy in April. This occurred two months after Appomattox, the small town in the state of Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his…
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“Lula”, A Documentary About the Brazilian President, Premieres at Cannes
An intimate portrait of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva that explores the rise, fall, and return to power of a politician considered unique after 19 months in prison. This is the premise of “Lula”, a documentary by American director Oliver Stone and Rob Wilson about the president of Brazil that premiered at Cannes on Sunday…
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Documentary ‘Lula’ by Oliver Stone Premieres at Cannes
An intimate portrait of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva that explores the rise, fall, and return to power of a politician considered extraordinary after 19 months in prison. This is the premise of “Lula,” a documentary by American director Oliver Stone and Rob Wilson about the president of Brazil that premiered in Cannes on Sunday…
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Very Red, Very Vampiric: The Official Portrait of King Charles III Received All Kinds of Criticism
Members of the royal family pose frequently for portraits. And even when they don’t, artists love to paint them anyway. Some of these portraits have garnered near-unanimous praise and have stood the test of time, entering history. Others have attracted mixed reactions and negative criticism. This is the case with the first official portrait of…
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More Than 2,000 Arrested in Pro-Palestine Protests in the U.S.
After weeks of demonstrations and police crackdowns on university campuses across the country, more than 2,300 arrests have already been made. The majority of protesters are demanding that their universities sever ties with companies linked to Israel. Israel classifies the protests as anti-Semitic, while critics of Israel say that the United States uses these allegations…
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Brazilian Geopark Receives UNESCO Recognition
The Terra dos Gigantes geopark in Uberaba (MG) has been designated a UNESCO Global Geopark. Now, Brazil has six internationally recognized units.
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May 1st: 30th Anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s Death
The 30th anniversary of the death of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna was remembered on Wednesday (1) with a memorial at the Imola Formula 1 track, where he died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, joined hundreds of fans, politicians from Brazil and Italy, as well as…
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Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread Across US Universities
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in Education, Geral, History, Inside, Middle East, North America, Politics, Religion, United States, WarPolice arrested around 150 protesters at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale and New York University on Monday night (23), while Columbia University announced that classes will be held remotely for the rest of the semester. On the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, authorities arrested at least 47 protesters on Monday night, the university reported…
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April 19: Brazil Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
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According to data from the 2022 Census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the government agency responsible for statistics, Brazil is home to about 1.7 million self-declared indigenous people belonging to 305 ethnic groups. This population represents 0.83% of the country’s total population. More than half — 51.25%, or 867,900 indigenous…