Category: History
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April 19: Indigenous Peoples Day
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According to data from the 2022 Census conducted by IBGE, the Brazilian government’s statistics agency, Brazil is home to approximately 1.7 million self-declared indigenous individuals belonging to 305 ethnic groups. This population represents 0.83 percent of the country’s total population. More than half – 51.25% or 867,900 indigenous people – reside in the Legal Amazon…
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Afrotourism: Afro-Brazilian culture is a defining part of Brazil’s identity
In the main cultural expressions, rhythms and dances, gastronomy, visual arts, architecture, religiosity, and the construction of our history, the historical influence of the black population is present throughout Brazil. Want to know more? Explore some destinations that preserve the memory of the African heritage of the past and that will surprise you with the…
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Discovery of Brazil, the History Behind April 22, 1500
In addition to Earth Day, April 22 is celebrated as the supposed ‘discovery’ of Brazil. On this date in 1500, Portuguese explorers arrived in Brazil. Under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral, they claimed the new land. However, it is estimated that five million inhabitants, whom the Portuguese referred to as Indians, were already living…
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April 19 is Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil
In July 2022, a law established April 19 as Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil — no longer “Indian Day” — with the aim of celebrating their culture and heritage in the country. Approved by Congress, the measure eliminates the term “Indian,” considered prejudiced against indigenous peoples. Still, in the view of Dinamam Tuxá, executive coordinator…
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MONTEIRO LOBATO – A country is made with men and books
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José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato was born on April 18, 1882, in Taubaté, São Paulo. He was the son of José Bento Marcondes Lobato and Olímpia Monteiro Lobato. He was taught to read by his mother and soon developed a taste for reading, discovering the books of his maternal grandfather, the Viscount of Tremembé, who…
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Documentary Shows Experience of Brazilian Photojournalist in Conflict Areas
Brazilian photojournalist Joel Silva missed the birth of his son. 24 years ago, when he was born, Joel was working in a Colombian forest, documenting a guerrilla camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). “I did not attend my son’s birth. I stopped participating in various occasions of my personal life to dedicate…
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March 11: The Day Everything Changed
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in Africa, Antarctica, Brazil, Business, children, Ecology and Sustainability, Economy, Education, Europe, Fashion, Geral, Health, History, Inside, LGBTQIA+, Men, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Politics, Science and Technology, South America, Sports, Sustainability, Theather, Tourism, TV, United States, Women, WorldA new chapter in global history – the pandemic era – officially emerged exactly four years ago, on a Wednesday, March 11. It is very rare to pinpoint a single day that transformed the entire world. But March 11, 2020, is one of those days. March 11 was the day the World Health Organization announced…
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How about chatting with a 19th-century Brazilian writer?
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The Brazilian Academy of Letters launched a digital avatar of Machado de Assis that interacts with the public using artificial intelligence, aiming to modernize the institution and attract young readers.
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Haley Suspends Campaign as Trump and Biden Confirm Rematch in November
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, ended her presidential campaign on Wednesday (6) and explicitly refused to support her rival, former President Donald J. Trump. Instead, she stated that the Republican candidate needs to earn the support of his voters, whom Biden claimed he would welcome with open arms. “It is now up…
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Super Tuesday: Various States Choose Their Candidate for the American Presidency Today
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Super Tuesday is an important day in the primary elections in the United States, when voters from various states go to the polls to choose their party’s candidate for the general elections in November.