Pointe Michel (Dominica), 1919 - Fort-de-France (Martinique), 2005 By Rafael Affonso de Miranda Alonso Also known as “Mamo,” Mary Eugenia Charles was the Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995. The granddaughter of slaves, she was the daughter of John Baptiste and Josephine Delauney. Her father became a prosperous…
Quezaltepeque (El Salvador), 1944 By Fernanda Gdynia Morotti One of the founders of the National Association of Salvadoran Educators (Andes) in 1965, he participated in 1970 in the creation of the Popular Liberation Forces (FPL), the first leftist armed organization in El Salvador. He was also the main leader of…
Recife (Brazil), 1908 - Paris (France), 1973 By Rodrigo Nobile The geographer Josué Apolônio de Castro had a humble childhood in Recife, alongside the populations living in the mangroves along the banks of the Capibaribe River—of which they survived. In 1925, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he graduated…
APOIO DA PRÓ-REITORIA DE CULTURA E EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA
