Don Francisco
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21/01/2022
(Português) Charles, Mary Eugenia
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…
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20/01/2022
(Português) Cerén, Salvador Sánches
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…
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20/01/2022
(Português) CASTRO, JOSUÉ DE
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…
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20/01/2022
Castillo Velasco, Fernando
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20/01/2022
(Português) Asturias, Miguel Ángel
Guatemala City (Guatemala), 1899 - Madrid (Spain), 1974 By Flávio Aguiar Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, he descended from a wealthy Guatemalan family. He studied law in his country and anthropology in Paris, where he was influenced by the surrealist group and many other Latin American writers…
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04/01/2022
(Português) Arbenz Guzmán, Jacobo
Quetzaltenango (Guatemala), 1913 - Mexico City (Mexico), 1971 By Edelberto Torres-Rivas Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán was the second president during the period known as the Revolutionary Decade in Guatemala. In October 1944, a popular uprising of civilians and soldiers, called the October Revolution, ended the long liberal-oligarchic period. This revolution…
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04/01/2022
(Português) Atala, Alex
São Paulo (Brazil), 1968 By Fernanda Gdynia Morotti A chef, author of culinary books, and owner of D.O.M in São Paulo, considered one of the best restaurants in the world, Alex Atala (born Milad Alexandre Mack Atala) has become a restless entrepreneur in the culinary field. He is a founding…
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04/01/2022
(Português) Arraes, Miguel
Araripe, 1916 - Recife (Brazil), 2005 By Ivana Jinkings Elected three times as governor of the state of Pernambuco (1962-1964, 1986-1990, and 1994-1998), Miguel Arraes de Alencar was one of the leading figures of leftist nationalism before the 1964 coup. His first term as governor was marked by the extension…
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04/01/2022
(Português) Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
Port-Salut (Haiti), 1953 By João Alexandre Peschanski Salesian priest since 1982, Aristide studied theology in Italy, Greece, and Israel. In these countries, he came into contact with progressive currents within the Catholic Church. Upon returning to Haiti, he was assigned to a parish in a slum in Port-au-Prince. In his…
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04/01/2022
