in Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon visited that monument...

a sesmaria in the area known as Campos de Viamão, where the formation of a settlement called Capela Grande do Viamão began, which would become the second...

establishment of Vila de Meia Ponte as a parish. Since its origin until 1745, it was part of the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rio de Janeiro. Later, it became...

forces immediately stopped the build as the royal family fled to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Yet, Junot insisted that the building should continue. But in 1809...

have received land title as quilombola territories through the Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária or equivalent state-level agencies....