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Princess Eleonora, Princess of Ligne

Born Jacarezinho, 20 May 1953

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A life in time

  1. 20 May 1953

    Born in Jacarezinho

Family

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During her lifetime

She has lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Jacarezinho.

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The 1950s · Princess is born in Jacarezinho

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Saudosa Maloca

Adoniran Barbosa · 1951

Adoniran Barbosa’s samba of a São Paulo shack torn down for a building, sung by the Demônios da Garoa.

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Who governed

At the table

Transitioning from Wood Stoves to Gas

In the 1950s, many families still cooked on wood or coal stoves, which required intensive labor, before switching to gasoline-powered stoves and eventually gas stoves.

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.Around the world · 1957

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.

Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0

What it cost

Rising inflation in 1950s São Paulo

In São Paulo, consumer price inflation increased significantly during the late 1950s, rising from 7% in 1957 to 29.5% in 1960.

What people wore

Social habits and dressing for events

For social events like Sunday mass or cinema, women wore formal attire, sometimes changing their clothes multiple times a day; after dancing, some women would walk home barefoot because their feet hurt from high heels.

Getting around

Long coastal ship journeys were common

Coastal passenger ships were vital for travel between Brazil's North and South until about 1960. A journey by ship from Santos to Manaus could take 25 days if everything went well.

Daily life

Television in the home

By 1970, televisions had spread to 75 percent of Brazilian homes, solidifying the living room as a social hub.