Ana Martins
Ana Nina Martins, a native of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, currently lives with her family in Seattle. After completing graduate studies in the United States (at the University of Minnesota and Harvard), Ana taught international law and international environmental law at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro. She is now working towards a teaching degree in History at the University of Washington.
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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908)
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, prominent Brazilian writer and first President of the Brazilian Academy of Literature, was born in...
Palmares (ca. 1605-1694)
Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was a settlement of fugitive slaves established gradually from the early 1600s to 1694, about...
Abdias do Nascimento (1914- )
Abdias do Nascimento, famous Brazilian writer, scholar, and politician, was born on March 14, 1914, in the state of São...
Garrincha (Manoel Francisco dos Santos) (1933-1983)
Manoel Francisco dos Santos, renowned Brazilian soccer player, was born in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October...
Cartola (1908-1980)
Agenor de Oliveira, known as “Cartola,” renowned Brazilian musician, was born on October 11, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
Aleijadinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa), 1738-1814)
Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the Aleijadinho (the “little cripple”), prominent Brazilian artist, was born in 1738 to a Portuguese architect father,...
Milton Nascimento (1942- )
Milton Nascimento, famous Brazilian singer and composer, was born in October 26, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the...
Frente Negra Brasileira (1931-1938)
Frente Negra Brasileira (Brazilian Black Front) originated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil on September 16, 1931, and was...
O Clarim da Alvorada (1924-1932)
O Clarim da Alvorada (or Clarim d’Alvorada, the clarion of dawn) was a pioneer Afro-Brazilian newspaper established in 1924 and...
Benedita da Silva (1942- )
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio, prominent Brazilian politician and first Afro-Brazilian member of the senate in the country, was born...
