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Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

Eu, 19 Feb 1913 – Villamanrique de la Condesa, 27 Dec 2007

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A life in time

  1. 19 Feb 1913

    Born in Eu

  2. 27 Dec 2007

    Dies in Villamanrique de la Condesa, aged 94

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Eu.

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The 1910s · Pedro is born in Eu

In the news1919

1919 8-hour workday institutionalized after strike

Following the 1919 La Canadiense strike, the government institutionalized the 8-hour workday, significantly altering labor conditions.

What people wore

Wartime fashion shifts for women

During World War I, the women's suit became an essential, functional wardrobe item for both shopping and the workforce, often paired with a blouse. Because of fabric shortages and the movement of women into new professions, skirts became straighter and shorter, and women even began wearing trousers for outdoor labor.

Getting around

Train vendors moved between carriages via footboards

Traveling by train was often an adventure, with vendors known as swallows selling goods like perfume and cognac while moving between compartments via exterior footboards.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

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In the news1918

1918 flu epidemic ends urban death cycles

The 1918 flu pandemic was the last major epidemic to severely impact urban life, after which cities began growing through natural increase.

Music

Children Singing in Wartime Shelters

During wartime, children in a shelter spontaneously sang together to overcome fear, with over 300 voices joining in songs like Au Clair de la lune. These songs were part of a shared national repertoire learned in families and schools.

Daily life

Compulsory schooling and literacy

By 1900, free and compulsory primary education created a new generation of literate children who often acted as cultural mediators for their illiterate parents and grandparents.