Stories of Brazil
The moments that defined the Brazilian nation · 68
Discovery of Brazil
Portuguese discovery in 1500
Independence of Brazil
Founding of independent Brazil
Tiradentes
18th-century Brazilian revolutionary and national hero
Inconfidência Mineira
18th century separatist movement in Colonial Brazil
Pedro I of Brazil
Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826)
Pedro II of Brazil
Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Heiress to the Brazilian throne (1846–1921)
Lei Áurea
1888 law abolishing slavery in Brazil
Revolution of 1930
Armed insurrection which ended the First Brazilian Republic
Vargas era
1930–1946 period of government in Brazil
Military dictatorship in Brazil
1964–1985 military regime in Brazil
Getúlio Vargas
President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954)
Juscelino Kubitschek
President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961
Brasília
Federal capital of Brazil
Empire of Brazil
Monarchy in South America (1822–1889)
Vaccine Revolt
1904 week of civil disorder in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cangaço
Brazilian nomadic bandits
War of Canudos
1896–1897 internal conflict in Brazil
Lantern
Portable lighting device
Zumbi
Afro-Brazilian freed slave; king of Quilombo dos Palmares (r. 1680–95)
Modern Art Week
1922 Arts festival in São Paulo, Brazil
Confederation of the Equator
1824 rebellion in the Empire of Brazil
Treaty of Madrid (13 January 1750)
1750 treaty between Spain and Portugal
Tinga (footballer, born 1978)
Brazilian footballer
Eli Corrêa Filho
Brazilian politician (born 1976)
Gilmar Rinaldi
Brazilian footballer (born 1959)
2015
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2010
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Aureliano Chaves
Vice President of Brazil from 1979 to 1985
Tia Ciata
Brazilian mãe-de-santo (1854–1924)
Franklin Távora
João Franklin da Silveira Távora (January 13, 1842 – August 18, 1888) was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, politician, lawyer and dramatist, famous for his Regionalist romance O C
André Rebouças
Brazilian activist
Maguito Vilela
Brazilian politician (1949–2021)
1966
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Camargo Guarnieri
Brazilian composer
1911
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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
Madrid
Capital and largest city of Spain
Brenner (footballer, born 2000)
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Romário Pires
Brazilian footballer (born 1989)
Mel Fronckowiak
Brazilian actress (born 1988)
Athirson
Brazilian footballer (born 1977)
Daniela Escobar
Brazilian actress (born 1969)
Viviane Mosé
Brazilian writer and poet
Jô Soares
Brazilian comedian (1938–2022)
Bebeto de Freitas
Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager
Luiz Bueno
Brazilian racing driver (1937-2011)
1992
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1944
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Raimundo de Farias Brito
Raimundo de Farias Brito (July 24, 1862 – January 16, 1917) was a Brazilian philosopher and writer. His work, which integrates elements of neo-Kantianism and spiritualism, encompas
Portugal
Country in Southwestern Europe
João Peglow
Brazilian footballer (born 2002)
Du Queiroz
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Carlos Augusto (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
Júnior Brandão
Brazilian footballer
Wendell Lira
Brazilian footballer
Dudu (footballer, born 1992)
Brazilian footballer
Roger (footballer, born 1985)
Brazilian footballer (born 1985)
Yane Marques
Brazilian modern pentathlete
Balaiada
**TITLE:** The Balaiada Revolt
Cabanagem
Along the banks of the great Amazon rivers, amid a landscape of vastness and isolation, lived the men and women who would lend their name to one of the bloodiest revolts in Brazili
Chico Mendes
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho was born on December 15, 1944, in the rubber plantation Porto Rico, in Xapuri, in the state of Acre. The son of a migrant from Ceará and Maria Rita Men
Coluna Prestes
Between 1924 and 1927, a column of around fifteen hundred men crossed Brazil from end to end, covering approximately twenty-five thousand kilometers through thirteen states, never
Intentona Comunista
**TITLE:** The Communist Uprising
Revolta dos Malês
In the early hours of January 24, 1835, the streets of Salvador witnessed something unprecedented in Brazilian history: hundreds of enslaved and freed Africans took up arms against
Guerra dos Farrapos
Few conflicts in Brazilian history combined so many elements at once: republican ideals, accumulated economic grievances, disputes over regional autonomy, and a set of leaders who
Revolta da Armada
**TITLE:** The Revolt of the Navy
Semana de Arte Moderna
Between February 13 and 17, 1922, the Theatro Municipal in São Paulo became the stage for an event that would shake the foundations of Brazilian culture. Known as Modern Art Week—o