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  2. History of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    e. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the lands that now constitute Brazil were occupied, fought over and settled by diverse tribes. Thus, the history of Brazil begins with the indigenous people in Brazil. The Portuguese arrived to the land that would become Brazil on April 22, 1500, commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, an explorer on his way ...

  3. Education in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Education in Brazil has had many changes. It first began with Jesuit missions, [ 2 ] that controlled education for a long time. Then, two hundred years after their arrival, their powers were limited by the Marquis of Pombal. [ 2 ] Shortly after the Jesuits' power was limited, the Brazilian government took over education and it is now run by the ...

  4. Indigenous peoples in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture Law (Law No. 11.645/2008) mandates the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture in Brazil. The law was enacted on 10 March 2008, amending Law No. 9.394 of 20 December 1996, as modified by Law No. 10.639 of 9 January 2003.

  5. Timeline of Brazilian history - Wikipedia

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    1532. 22 January. São Vicente is established as the first permanent Portuguese settlement in Brazil. [19] 1534. The Captaincies of Brazil are established by King Dom João III. Colonial Brazil is divided into fifteen captaincies [20][21][22][23] 1534–1536. Iguape War in the region of São Vicente.

  6. Race and ethnicity in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The illiteracy rate among White people over 5 years old was 5.9%; among Blacks, 14.4%, and among "Pardos" (Multiracial), 13%. The 2010 IBGE Census shows that Whites also dominate higher education in Brazil, considering the age group between 15 and 24 years old, 31.1% of the White population attended university.

  7. Pre-Cabraline history of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The pre-Cabraline history of Brazil is the stage in Brazil's history before the arrival of Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, [ 1 ] at a time when the region that is now Brazilian territory was occupied by thousands of indigenous peoples. Traditional prehistory is generally divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and ...

  8. Demographics of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [ 14 ][ 15 ] the population was 214,326,223 in 2021, compared to only 53,975,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 20.7%, 69.8% was between 15 and 61 years of age, while 9.5% was 65 years or older. [ 16 ] Year.

  9. Brazilian art - Wikipedia

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    Within the group of Brazilian artists, Chico Niedzielski's artwork has been spread all over the country. His work is known to be inspired by Sacred Geometry, breaking the tendency to focus on Brazilian themes and searching for a more universal and atemporal form of Brazilian art. The erosion of radical Modernism in the visual arts in the early ...