History of Brazil Flashcards
Discoverer of Brazil
Pedro Cabral
Term for post-1894 Brazilian politics referencing the dominance of the government by dairy and coffee interests.
Coffee with Milk Politics
Early Brazilian Native Culture
Marajoara Culture
Portuguese Name for the time between 1930 and 1945 which saw a nationalist right wing dictatorship under the first presidency of Getulio Vargas.
Estado Novo dictatorship
Event during the second presidency of Getulio Vargas which saw the failed assassination of a journalist and the murder of multiple bodyguards. Chief of Vargas’s personal guard, Gregorio Fortunato ‘The Black Angel’ was implicated in the attack. It led to Vargas’s suicide.
Rua Tonelero Incident
Journalist who was shot but not killed in the Rua Tonelero Incident
Carlos Lacerda
Fascist Movement in Brazil
Integralists
Founder of the Integralist Movement
Plinio Salgado
Last Words of Getulio Vargas
Serenely, I take my first step on the road to eternity. I leave life to enter history.
Largest corruption scandal of all time, based on overcharging, and money laudering related to Petrobras.
Operation Car Wash
Engineering Firm which overcharged Petrobras for construction projects (putting 3% extra into a joint slush fund to finance political campaigns and kickbacks to executives). It is named after the founder.
(Marcelo) Odebrecht
Name for the brook at which Pedro I of Brazil called for independence.
Ipiranga
Name for the account which President Lula used for personal purposes
Amigo
Former President of the Chamber of Deputies implicated in large scale bribery and sentenced to prison.
Eduardo Cunha
Unsuccessful Brazilian Independence movement in 1789, inspired by the American Revolution.
Inconfidencia Mineira
Scientist and Mentor of Pedro I
Jose Bonifacio de Andrada