Epitácio Pessoa

Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa was born in the town of Umbuzeiro, Paraiba, on 23 May 1865. Having lost his parents at the age of seven, he was raised by his mat…

José de Alencar

José Martiniano de Alencar was one of the republican revolutionaries of 1817, and even became senator of the Empire and governor of the province of Ceará.On 1 May 1…

Liceu Alagoano

The first official records of a request for the creation of a Lycée (a facility where the teaching of high school and/or vocational education takes place) in the pr…

Mãe Stella de Oxóssi [Mother Stella de Oxóssi]

Maria Stella de Azevedo Santos – Iya Odé Kayode – was born on 2 May 1925, in Ladeira do Ferrão, Pelourinho, in the city of Salvador. Her parents were Thomazia de Az…

Manoel Bandeira (painter)

The painter Manoel Bandeira was born in Limoeirinho, in the municipality of Escada, Pernambuco on 2 May 1900. He signed his name as M. Bandeira or Manoel with the l…

Paulo Cavalcanti

Paulo Cavalcanti was born in the city of Olinda, in Pernambuco, on 25 May 1915, but at the age of five he moved to Recife: his family lived in Rua dos Prazeres Stre…