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Rousseff gives her first public speech after being elected Brazil's first female president, 31 October 2010. Rousseff with Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2011 On 18 October 2010, Brazilian artists and intellectuals held an event in the Oi Casagrande theatre in Leblon , Rio de Janeiro, to show their support to Rousseff's ...
Brazil had two monarchs during the time of the United Kingdom with Portugal: Maria I (1815–1816) and John VI (1816–1822). When this Kingdom was created, queen Maria I was already considered incapable due to mental illness and the Portuguese Empire was ruled by prince John, later king John VI, as regent.
Dilma receives the presidential sash from Lula da Silva on 1 January 2011. Dilma took office as president of Brazil on 1 January 2011. The inauguration event – which was organized by her transition team, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence and the Presidency of the Republic – was expected with anticipation, as she was the first woman to preside over the country.
The first continent with a UN member state to have a female leader after WWII was Asia. In 1960, Sri Lanka – known then as Ceylon – elected its first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
The First Lady of Brazil is the hostess of the Palácio da Alvorada. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the president of Brazil, but the title may be applied to president's daughter in the case that he is widowed. The first lady is not an elected position; she does not perform official duties nor receive a salary.
Brazilian network giant Globo has presented at MipTV part of its programming strategy for the future as it is still ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic hitting a peak of 4,200 deaths in one day this ...
The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to the brazilwood tree. The name was given in the early 16th century to the territories leased to the merchant consortium led by Fernão de Loronha, to exploit brazilwood for the production of wood dyes for the European textile industry.
First Lady of Brazil (Portuguese: Primeira-dama do Brasil) is a title given to the hostess of Alvorada Palace.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the current president of Brazil, [1] but may apply to women who are not the president's wives, for instance, when the president is single or widowed.