by João Pedro Fernandes | Sep 12, 2022 | Politics
istance from the sea has been historically related to isolation and inaccessibility. So much so that a geographical concept was invented to name such places. In 1920, Vilhjalmur Stefansson was the first to introduce the concept of a Pole of Inaccessibility, in order...
by João Pedro Fernandes | Sep 6, 2022 | Politics
ar within his family, a push for independence, the end of slavery, and some weird incest. Such was the life of Pedro I, also known as “the Liberator”, or “the Soldier King”. A member of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança), young Pedro was born at the turn of...
by João Pedro Fernandes | Sep 6, 2022 | Politics
most countries, the capital coincides with the most heavily-populated cities. However, that’s not always the case: look at Washington D.C. (20th most-populous U.S. city) or Brasília (3rd most-populous Brazilian city). Like D.C. and Brasília, Ngerulmud was built from...
by João Pedro Fernandes | Sep 6, 2022 | Politics
or workers in the Soviet Union, like in many parts of the world during the 20th century, Sunday was a day of rest after six straight days of back-breaking labor. It was also an opportunity to go to church, see relatives, and maybe clean your home. But Sundays were...
by João Pedro Fernandes | Sep 6, 2022 | War
the number of British pilots and paratroopers held hostage behind enemy lines escalated, the secret service came up with a plan to smuggle escape material to prisoners of war (POW) inside Nazi Germany. The premise was simple: find a way to sneak the gear into prison...
