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Coluna de soldados avança por trilha do sertão em direção a um povoado em ruínas ao entardecer.

History of Brazil27/09/2026

War of Canudos: what changed across the four military expeditions?

The four expeditions against Canudos grew in scale, shifted from Bahian forces to a federal operation, and changed in command, logistics, weaponry, and method. Follow the sequence ...

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Montagem histórica mostra jogadores húngaros e soviéticos em disputa intensa no polo aquático de Melbourne, com arquibancadas ao fundo e, sobrepostas, cenas da Revolução Húngara com bandeira vazada, fumaça e um tanque.

Wars and Revolutions13/09/2026

Melbourne 1956 at 70: how the Hungarian Revolution became “Blood in the Water”

How the 1956 Hungarian Revolution reached Olympic water polo, what happened in Hungary vs. USSR, and what later memory simplified.

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Ilustração editorial em composição dividida: à esquerda, negociação e retirada soviética em Budapeste sob a bandeira húngara; à direita, tanques soviéticos avançam entre fumaça e barricadas, com as marcações “30 Oct” e “4 Nov”.

Wars and Revolutions13/09/2026

Hungarian Revolution at 70: Why Moscow Reversed the Withdrawal and Intervened on November 4

Documents from 1956 show that the Soviet withdrawal from Budapest genuinely began, but the Kremlin reversed course on October 31, before Imre Nagy declared neutrality.

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Composição histórica do Canal de Suez com soldados, tanque e navios, bandeiras britânica, francesa, israelense e da ONU, além de retratos de Eisenhower, Khrushchev e Anthony Eden ao fundo.

Wars and Revolutions12/09/2026

Suez Crisis at 70: why the 1956 invasion stopped and exposed imperial decline

Seventy years later, the Suez Crisis shows how U.S. pressure, Soviet threats and the UN forced withdrawal — and exposed the limits of European imperial power.

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Composição editorial com tribunal histórico de Nurembergue ao fundo, documentos jurídicos, martelo e balança da Justiça em tons sóbrios.

Documents and Sources12/09/2026

Nuremberg at 80: what “following orders” meant at the trial and the scope of crimes against humanity

Eighty years after the verdict, the Nuremberg documents show how the tribunal treated superior orders, individual responsibility, official position, and crimes against humanity — i...

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Representação artística de Cleópatra em primeiro plano, entre elementos de arquitetura e iconografia egípcias à esquerda e referências helenísticas gregas à direita.

Historical Myths12/09/2026

Was Cleopatra Greek or Egyptian? Dynasty, birthplace, and identity

Cleopatra belonged to the Macedonian Greek Ptolemaic dynasty, was born in Egypt, and ruled Egypt. Here is what is documented, what remains uncertain, and why modern racial labels o...

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Reformador em traje preto fixa com martelo um pergaminho em uma grande porta de madeira de igreja, com multidão e cidade histórica ao fundo.

Historical Myths11/09/2026

Did Luther really nail the 95 Theses to a church door? What is documented in 1517 and what became tradition

The 95 Theses and the letter of 31 October are well documented; the famous hammering at Wittenberg is plausible, but not proven with the same level of certainty.

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Interior amplo de cripta histórica com túmulos de mármore, iluminação dourada, colunas clássicas e visitantes observando o espaço.

Cities and Places10/09/2026

São Paulo’s Imperial Crypt has reopened: how to visit, who is buried there and what changed

The Imperial Crypt in Ipiranga reopened on September 7, 2026. Check opening hours, free admission, access, who is buried there and the main restoration changes.

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Torres Gêmeas com fumaça sobre Manhattan, uma delas em corte com andares em chamas e ampliação circular mostrando a estrutura de aço deformada.

Historical Myths10/09/2026

Why Did the Twin Towers Collapse If the Steel Did Not Melt? What NIST Concluded

NIST did not attribute the collapses to melted steel: impact damage, dislodged fireproofing, fires, and structural deformation acted together.

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Sete mulheres em trajes do início do século XIX diante de uma cidade litorânea, com figura central em uniforme militar azul, livros, carta, mapa e cores verde e amarela.

History of Brazil08/09/2026

Beyond Maria Quitéria: 7 women of Brazilian Independence and what the sources support

Seven women appear in narratives of Brazilian Independence, but their documentary foundations differ sharply. See what is well-supported fact, historical reconstruction, or memory ...

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Arranha-céu de fachada escura cercado por fumaça densa em uma paisagem urbana sob céu azul.

Historical Myths07/09/2026

World Trade Center 7: why did it collapse on 9/11 without being hit by a plane?

What NIST concluded about fires, thermal expansion, Column 79, free fall and alternative hypotheses in the collapse of WTC 7.

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Composição documental com as Torres Gêmeas em chamas à esquerda e quatro aviões sobre rotas coloridas em um mapa dos Estados Unidos, com horários e destinos dos voos.

Documents and Sources02/09/2026

September 11, 25 years later: the four-flight timeline in the official reports

A documentary reconstruction of AA 11, UA 175, AA 77, and UA 93, distinguishing recorded times, likely takeovers, and later corrections.

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Montagem histórica com D. Pedro a cavalo, mapa antigo do Brasil, documentos e linha do tempo destacando 2/9/1822, 7/9/1822 e 1823.

Historical Myths01/09/2026

Did September 7 End Brazil’s Independence? The Timeline from September 2, 1822 Through 1823 That the Cry of Ipiranga Leaves Out

September 7 is Brazil’s national landmark of the break with Portugal, but decisions before it and provincial conflicts in 1823 reveal a longer process.

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Representação pictórica heroica de Dom Pedro I montado em cavalo branco, erguendo o chapéu diante de cavaleiros e de uma bandeira brasileira em paisagem aberta.

Historical Myths31/08/2026

Did Dom Pedro I really shout “Independence or Death”? What the eyewitness accounts support — and what Pedro Américo’s painting added

The phrase is supported by participants’ accounts, but not by a word-for-word contemporary record. See what the witnesses recalled and how the 1888 painting fixed the scene in publ...

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Carta náutica antiga sobre mesa de madeira, com bússola à esquerda e luneta à direita.

Historical Myths31/08/2026

Does the Piri Reis map show an ice-free Antarctica? What the 1513 map actually depicts

The Piri Reis map is authentic, but the ice-free Antarctica reading does not hold up well against the document itself, cartographic history, and geology.

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Guerreiro espartano de armadura segura um bebê diante de um precipício, com soldados e montanhas ao fundo.

Historical Myths31/08/2026

Did Spartans Throw Babies Off a Cliff? What Plutarch Says—and What Archaeology Has Not Found

Plutarch describes the inspection of children and the sending of rejected ones to the Apothetae, but he does not describe babies being hurled. Archaeology at Kaiadas has not confir...

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Pergaminho da Lei Áurea aberto sobre mesa de madeira, ao lado de correntes e pena, com livros de arquivo e uma multidão ao fundo.

Documents and Sources31/08/2026

Brazil’s Golden Law had only two articles: what they abolished — and what the law left unresolved

Its two articles abolished slavery and repealed incompatible rules, but created no land, reparations or integration policy for the post-abolition period.

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Ilustração editorial em tons sépia com figura de Rui Barbosa diante de livros e registros históricos, enquanto uma pilha de documentos sobre a escravidão arde em chamas.

History of Brazil28/08/2026

Did Rui Barbosa order all documents on slavery burned? What was destroyed - and what survived

Rui Barbosa signed a broad destruction order, but it targeted specific Treasury records. Understand what burned, who carried out the measure, and which sources survived.

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Ilustração editorial de um líder negro diante de um povoado fortificado de Palmares, ao lado de manuscritos antigos e mapas coloniais.

Historical Myths20/08/2026

Did Zumbi dos Palmares have slaves? What do 17th century documents really allow us to say?

Palmares' documentation records hierarchies, fugitives, prisoners and people taken in attacks, but does not prove that Zumbi owned slaves.

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Campo de batalha do século XIX com bandeiras do Paraguai, Brasil e Argentina, mapas e registros manuscritos com diferentes estimativas numéricas de baixas

Wars and Revolutions16/08/2026

How many people died in the Paraguayan War? Why estimates differ so much

There is no definitive death toll from the Paraguayan War. Incomplete censuses, illnesses, displacements and different methods cause estimates to vary drastically.

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Ilustração editorial de um grande canteiro de obras em Gizé, com trabalhadores talhando pedra, oficinas, alimentos, assentamento e pirâmides ao fundo.

Historical Myths16/08/2026

Were the Egyptian pyramids built by slaves? What Archeology Really Shows About Giza Workers

Excavations at Giza reveal housing, workshops, food, staff and administration. The whole weakens the myth of slaves, but does not prove that all work was free.

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Reconstrução visual de trabalhadores egípcios transportando e talhando blocos de pedra diante das pirâmides de Gizé.

Civilizations and Empires16/08/2026

Were the Egyptian pyramids built by slaves? Work, corvee and teams in Giza

The evidence from Giza dispels the image of large masses of enslaved people, but does not point to modern free employment: there were specialists, rotating teams, state corvee and ...

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