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Tristão De Alencar Araripe
Tristão de Alencar, later Araripe, (October 7, 1821, Ceará – July 3, 1908, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian judge and government minister. He was the grandson of Bárbara de Alencar, an important revolutionary leader during the revolutionary movements of 1817. He served as Minister of Finance in 1891. One of his sons was the writer Araripe Júnior Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior (27 June 1848 – 29 October 1911) was a Brazilian lawyer, literary critic, and writer. Biography Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, the son of Tristão de Alencar Araripe an ... (1848-1911). References 1821 births 1908 deaths Ministers of finance of Brazil {{Brazil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of The Economy (Brazil)
The Ministry of Finance () was created in 1808 with the title ''Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios do Brasil e da Fazenda''. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing the country's economic, fiscal and financial policy under the President's supervision. As of January 1, 2023, Fernando Haddad is the Minister of Finance. See also *List of ministers of finance of Brazil References External links * Brasil Economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ... Brazil, Economy {{Brazil-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the List of Brazilian states by area, 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The List of capitals in Brazil, state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. It is divided into 184 municipalities. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the Aratinga, jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara De Alencar
Bárbara Pereira de Alencar (11 February 1760 – 18 August 1832) was a Brazilian merchant and revolutionary. She was a major figure in the Pernambucan revolt. She was briefly the president of the Republic of Crato, which was set up in revolt against the Brazilian government. Within 8 days she was captured and tortured by the monarchy, making her the first political prisoner in the history of Brazil. In 1817, Bárbara participated in her first armed revolt — the Revolution of Crato, which aligned with the broader Pernambucan Revolution and opposed the Portuguese Crown. Together with her sons, the Alencar family ousted the local Portuguese authorities and replaced them with revolutionaries. This new government lasted eight days before Portuguese forces reclaimed control. The consequences for Alencar and her sons were harsh. They were imprisoned under inhumane conditions. After years of legal petitions, letters to the king, and even bribery attempts, they were released in 1820. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araripe Júnior
Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior (27 June 1848 – 29 October 1911) was a Brazilian lawyer, literary critic, and writer. Biography Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, the son of Tristão de Alencar Araripe and Argentina de Alencar Lima, into one of the country's most prominent families. In 1869, he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ... from Faculdade de Direito do Recife. ''Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural.'' Two years later he entered politics. Araripe Júnior was a founding member of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supremo Tribunal Federal
The Federal Supreme Court (, , abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's Constitutional Court. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings cannot be appealed. On cases involving exclusively non-constitutional issues, regarding federal laws, the highest court is, by rule, the Superior Court of Justice (Brazil), Superior Court of Justice. History The current court was preceded by the House of Appeals of Brazil (Casa de Suplicação do Brasil), which was inaugurated Colonial Brazil, during the colonial era on 10 May 1808, the year that the Portuguese royal family (the House of Braganza) arrived in Rio de Janeiro after Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil, fleeing to Brazil. The Brazilian Independence of Brazil, proclamation of Independence and the adoption of the Brazilian Constitution of 1824, Imperial Constitution in 1824 preceded the establishment of the Supreme Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Brasileira De Letras
The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL; English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian literature, literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on Tuesday, 15 December 1896, with the by-laws being passed on Thursday, 28 January 1897. On Tuesday, 20 July of the same year, the academy started its operation. According to its statutes, it is the pre-eminent Portuguese council for matters pertaining to the Portuguese language. The ABL is considered the foremost institution devoted to the Portuguese language in Brazil. Its prestige and technical qualification gives it paramount authority in Brazilian Portuguese, even though it is not a public institution and no law grants it oversight over the language. The academy's main publication in this field is the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (''Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa'') which has five editions. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821 Births
Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 26 – Congress of Laibach convenes to deal with outstanding international issues, particularly the outbreak of a revolution in southern Italy. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * February 9 – Columbian College in the District of Columbia is chartered by President James Monroe (it becomes George Washington University). * February 10 – In Mexico, the Embrace of Acatempan takes place between Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, which seals the peace between the viceroyalty troops and the insurgents. * February 28 – Congress of Laibach formally comes to an end. However the leading participants remain as fresh uprisings break out in Northern Italy and Greece. * March 7 – The Battle of Rieti is fought in Italy between intervening Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Deaths
This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January 1 – The British Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod (1867 ship), Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A Solar eclipse of January 3, 1908, total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean and is the 46th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 130. * January 13 – A fire breaks out at the Rhoads Opera House fire, Rhoads Opera House in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killing 171 people. * January 15 – Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first race inclusive sorority is founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. * January 24 – Robert Baden-Powell's ''Scouting for Boys'' begins publication in London. The book eventually sells over 100 million copies, and effectively be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
