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  2. Culture of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    from "No meio do caminho" by Carlos Drummond de Andrade Brazil produced significant works in Romanticism – novelists like Joaquim Manuel de Macedo and José de Alencar wrote novels about love and pain. Alencar, in his long career, also treated Indigenous people as heroes in the Indigenist novels O Guarany, Iracema, Ubirajara. The French Mal du siècle was also introduced in Brazil by the ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of indigenous peoples of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the Brazil's Indigenous or Native peoples. This is a sortable listing of peoples, associated language families, Indigenous locations, and population estimates with dates. A particular group listing may include more than one area because the group is distributed in more than one area.

  8. Traditional peoples in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Officially, according to the Federal Government, to be recognized as traditional, it is necessary to carry out daily production practices based on sustainable development. It is estimated that in Brazil around 4.5 million people are part of these communities, occupying 25% of the national territory. The term "traditional peoples" is defined as ...

  9. 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.