The Eusébio de Queirós Law,officially Law No. 581 of 4 September 1850,was a law passed in the Empire of Brazil on 4 September 1850 to abolish international slave trade in the country. This law was named after Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara,who was the Brazilian Minister of Justice from 1848–1852.
Indians in Portugal,including recent immigrants and people who trace their ancestry back to India,together number around 80,000 -120,000. Between 2018 and 2022 around 32,000 Indians entered the country,settling mostly in Lisbon and Porto. They thus constitute 0.76% - 1.15% of the total population of Portugal.
Paulino JoséSoares de Sousa,the Viscount of Uruguai,was a congressman,a senator,a State Councillor and a skilful diplomat.
Sousa,Souza,de Sousa,de Souza,Dsouza or D'Souza is a common Portuguese-language surname,especially in Portugal,Brazil,East Timor,India,and Galicia. In Africa,the name is common in former Portuguese colonies,especially among people who have some Portuguese and Brazilian roots in Ghana,Togo,Benin,Nigeria,Angola,São Toméand Príncipe,Cape Verde,Guinea-Bissau,and Mozambique.
Manuel Alves Branco,the 2nd Viscount of Caravelas was a Brazilian politician,economist,and magistrate during the Empire of Brazil (1822–1889). He held the positions of general deputy,minister of justice,minister of finance,senator and was also the first de jure prime-minister of Brazil.
Events in the year 1885 in Brazil.
Events in the year 2000 in Brazil.
Events in the year 1884 in Brazil.
Brazil competes at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships since the 1978 edition of the tournament. Brazil's governing body in Gymnastics is the Brazilian Gymnastics Confederation,established in 1978,which selects athletes to compete at official FIG competitions,including the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
The Atlantic slave trade to Brazil occurred during the period of history in which there was a forced migration of Africans to Brazil for the purpose of slavery. It lasted from the mid-sixteenth century until the mid-nineteenth century. During the trade,more than three million Africans were transported across the Atlantic and sold into slavery. It was divided into four phases:The Cycle of Guinea;the Cycle of Angola which trafficked people from Bakongo,Mbundu,Benguela and Ovambo;Cycle of Costa da Mina,now renamed Cycle of Benin and Dahomey,which trafficked people from Yoruba,Ewe,Minas,Hausa,Nupe and Borno;and the Illegal trafficking period,which was suppressed by the United Kingdom (1815-1851). During this period,to escape the supervision of British ships enforcing an anti-slavery blockade,Brazilian slave traders began to seek alternative routes to the routes of the West African coast,turning to Mozambique.
Secretary General of Foreign Affairs is the highest position in Brazil's professional diplomatic career. The position must be occupied by a born Brazilian,admitted to the diplomatic career by public exams,and he or she must be a career ambassador. It is generally considered "the most graduated Brazilian diplomat" The Secretary General manages the Itamaraty,Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He or she acts under the guidances of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. As vice-chancellor of Brazil,the Secretary General is the Acting Foreign Minister inside Brazilian borders during all the trips abroad performed by the official,political Minister.
Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara was a Brazilian magistrate and politician,Minister of Justice (1848–1852) and author of one of the most important laws of the Empire of Brazil,the Eusébio de Queirós Law,which suppressed the slave trade and paved the way for its eventual eradication. He was also responsible for the Commercial Code of 1850 that still remains partly in force today.
The Constituent Cortes of 1820,formal title The General and Extraordinary Cortes of the Portuguese Nation, also frequently known as the Sovereign Congress or the Cortes Constituintes Vintistas,was the first modern Portuguese parliament. Created after the Liberal Revolution of 1820 to prepare a constitution for Portugal and its overseas territories,it used a different system from the traditional General Cortes for choosing representatives,and the three traditional feudal estates no longer sat separately. The Cortes sat between January 24,1821 and November 4,1822 at the Palácio das Necessidades in Lisbon. The work of the Constitutional Cortes culminated in the approval of the Portuguese Constitution of 1822.
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira,was a Brazilian landowner,lawyer,journalist,diplomat and politician. He was governor of the provinces of Ceará(1864–65) and Maranhão (1865–66) and served as Prime Minister of Brazil from May 24,1883,to June 6,1884.
The so-called Saraiva Law,officially Decree No. 3,029 of 9 January 1881,was the law that reformed the electoral system in the Empire of Brazil,instituting,for the first time,the elector registration in the country,and the direct elections for all elective positions:senators,deputies to the General Assembly,members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies,municipal councilors and justices of the peace,but prohibited the illiterate to vote,which significantly reduced the number of people eligible to vote as most of the country's population was illiterate.
The history of abolitionism in Brazil goes back to the first attempt to abolish indigenous slavery in Brazil,in 1611,to its definitive abolition by the Marquis of Pombal,in 1755 and 1758,during the reign of King Joseph I,and to the emancipation movements in the colonial period,particularly the 1798 Bahian Conspiracy,whose plans included the eradication of slavery. After the Independence of Brazil (1822),the discussions on this subject extended throughout the Empire period,acquiring relevance from 1850 onwards and a truly popular character from 1870 onwards,culminating with the signing of the Golden Law on May 13,1888,which abolished slavery in Brazil.
The Saraiva-Cotegipe Law,also known as the Sexagenarian Law,officially Law No. 3,270 of 28 September 1885,was a Brazilian law enacted on 28 September 1885 that granted freedom to slaves aged 60 or older. Before the release,there would be mandatory and free service,which would be provided as compensation,paid to the slaves' masters;unless the slave reached 65 years of age.
