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Antônio Carlos De Mariz E Barros
Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros (7 March 1835 – 28 March 1866) was a Brazilian soldier, combatant in the Uruguayan Campaign and in the Paraguayan War. Mariz e Barros was the son of chief of squad Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma, Joaquim José Inácio, the viscount of Inhaúma, and his wife, Maria José de Mariz Sarmento. He studied at the Brazilian Navy Academy, having reached the rank of first lieutenant. Mariz e Barros temporarily commanded the yacht ''Paraibano'', and effectively the gunboat ''Campista'' and the corvettes ''Belmonte'', ''Recife'', and the battleship ''Brazilian ironclad Tamandaré, Tamandaré'', gaining prominence on the battlefield during the Uruguay Campaign, where he carried out a successful raid on Paysandú and another against the Sevastopol fort. He was awarded the Order of the Rose after accompanying emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Pedro II on his journey to the North and the Legion of Honour, Legion of Honor for saving a French barge that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariz (surname)
Mariz is the name of a Portuguese and Brazilian noble family. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Elisa de Mariz e Barros (1831-1922), Brazilian noblewoman, Baroness of Passagem * Angélica de Mariz Sarmento (c.1670–1715), Portuguese noblewoman, court lady to Queen of Portugal D. Maria Sophia of Neuburg (1666-1699) and governess of Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém (1697-1766) * (1937–1995), Brazilian lawyer and politician, 44th governor of the State of Paraíba * Dom (1536–1584), Portuguese nobleman and one of the founders of Rio de Janeiro in 1565 * António de Mariz Carneiro (fl. 1623–1642), Portuguese nobleman, official cosmographer to the Portuguese crown * (1643–1657), grandson of Dom Antônio de Mariz, 1st bishop of Rio de Janeiro * Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros (1835–1866), son of admiral Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma, Brazilian military officer and hero of the War of the Triple Alliance. Several Brazilian ship Mariz e Barros, wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was originally established in 1802 by Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, and it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its Seat (legal entity), seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand chancellor has been retired General François Lecointre, who succeeded fellow retired General Benoît Puga in office. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander (order), Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' (Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1835 Births
Events January–March * January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist. * January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history. * January 24 – Malê Revolt: African slaves of Yoruba Muslim origin revolt against Brazilian owners at Salvador, Bahia. * January 26 ** Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, in Lisbon; he dies only two months later. ** Saint Paul's in Macau is largely destroyed by fire after a typhoon hits. * January 30 – The first assassination attempt against a President of the United States is carried out against U.S. President Andrew Jackson at the United States Capitol * February 1 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius. * February 20 – 1835 Concepción earthquake: Concepción, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake. The resulting tsunami destroys the neighboring city of Talcahuano. * March 2 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloroform
Chloroform, or trichloromethane (often abbreviated as TCM), is an organochloride with the formula and a common solvent. It is a volatile, colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale as a precursor to refrigerants and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Chloroform was once used as an inhalational anesthetic between the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. It is miscible with many solvents but it is only very slightly soluble in water (only 8 g/L at 20°C). Structure and name The molecule adopts a tetrahedral molecular geometry with C3v symmetry. The chloroform molecule can be viewed as a methane molecule with three hydrogen atoms replaced with three chlorine atoms, leaving a single hydrogen atom. The name "chloroform" is a portmanteau of ''terchloride'' (tertiary chloride, a trichloride) and ''formyle'', an obsolete name for the methylylidene radical (CH) derived from formic acid. Natural occurrence Many kinds of seaweed produce chlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis Of Tamandaré
Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré (Rio Grande, December 13, 1807 – Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1897) Porto-Alegre, Achylles. Homens Illustres do Rio Grande do Sul. Livraria Selbach, Porto Alegre, 1917. was a Brazilian admiral of the Imperial Navy of Brazil. He dedicated his life to the Brazilian Navy, including a life-long membership in Brazil's Military and Justice Council, then Supreme Military Court, from its inception until 1891, when the Republican Government granted him leave. A national military hero, he stands as the patron of Brazil's Navy, one of whose mottoes goes: "We belong to the undefeated Armada of Tamandaré". His birthday, December 13, was chosen by one of Brazil's foremost navy's minister in the early twentieth century, Admiral Alexandrino de Alencar, as the country's national Sailor's Day, on 4 September, 1925. As a young leftenant, Tamandaré took part in Brazilian War of Independence, in the repression of the Confederation of the Equa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil ( ) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Of Brazil's twenty-six states, it comprises nine: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, along with the Fernando de Noronha archipelago (formerly a separate territory, now part of Pernambuco). Chiefly known as ''Nordeste'' ("Northeast") in Brazil, this region was the first to be colonized by the Portuguese and other European peoples, playing a crucial role in the country's history. ''Nordestes dialects and rich culture, including its folklore, cuisines, music and literature, became the most easily distinguishable across the country. To this day, ''Nordeste'' is known for its history and culture, as well as for its natural environment and its hot weather. ''Nordeste'' stretches from the Atlantic seaboard in the northeast and southeast, northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Carlos De Mariz E Barros
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colégio Pedro II
''Colégio Pedro II'' (Pedro II School) is a federal public school located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Named after Pedro II of Brazil, it was established on 2 December 1837, and made official by Imperial decree on 20 December of the same year. It was named after the Emperor, since it was established on his birthday. Its first campus, downtown Rio de Janeiro, functions to this day. History Its origins can be traced to the Saint Peter Orphans' School founded in 1739, and later renamed to Saint Joachim School in 1766. The Imperial Colégio de Pedro II was established in 1837 as part of a drive for national unity under the monarchy. The school is mentioned in the Brazilian Constitution, which says that it should remain under the Federal orbit. File:Bertichen colegio pedro ii igreja s joaquim.jpg, 1856 File:Colegio Pedro II school uniforms1855.jpg, School uniforms (1855) Notable faculty * Álvaro Lins, lawyer and journalist, member of the Academia Brasileira de Let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Ironclad Mariz E Barros
''Mariz e Barros'' was an ironclad, or armored corvette, of the ''Mariz e Barros'' class operated by the Imperial Brazilian Navy. The ship was originally built for the Paraguayan Navy, but was not delivered as the country was unable to pay due to the Paraguayan war. The Empire of Brazil eventually acquired her in 1865, and she was renamed ''Mariz e Barros'' in honor of Lieutenant-Captain Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros, who died in battle. ''Mariz e Barros'' participated in several battles of the Paraguayan War, such as the attack on the Curupaití fort on February 2, 1867. On August 15, she joined the fleet that successfully forced the passage of the fort, in an action that lasted about two hours. She helped the squadron during the Passage of Humaitá on February 19, 1868, and when the battleships ''Cabral'' and ''Lima Barros'' were assaulted on March 2. Later that year, the ship participated in the attack and transposition of the Angostura fort. In 1869, the large battlesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuca
Tijuca () (meaning marsh or swamp in the Tupi language, from ''ty'' ("water") and ''îuk'' ("rotten")) is a neighbourhood of the Rio de Janeiro#North Zone, Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares. According to the 2000 Census, the district has close to 150,000 inhabitants. It borders with Praça da Bandeira, Rio de Janeiro, Praça da Bandeira, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Maracanã, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Vila Isabel, Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro, Andaraí, Grajaú, Rio de Janeiro, Grajaú and Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, Alto da Boa Vista neighbourhoods. It is one of the most traditional districts of Rio de Janeiro and has the third largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest, which is result of reforestation from coffee fields that led to lack of water at that time. Mainly a middle class district, it has been historically inhabited by Portuguese immigrant families and the families of mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Chamber Of Rio De Janeiro
The Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It was founded in 1565 by the Portuguese colonists. External links Website Municipal chambers in Brazil Politics of Rio de Janeiro (city) Organisations based in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
