Before the trail, the Entrance of Museum
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Museum · The history of Brazil
Who could vote in Brazil
For almost all of the country's history, most adults could not choose who was in charge. This story shows who was left out, and for how long.
The path
- 1 EmpireTo vote, you needed an income.
- 2 1881A law took the vote away from almost nine in ten voters.
- 3 1889 to 1945The Republic arrived. The vote did not.
- 4 1985People who could not read went more than a hundred years without voting.
- 5 TodayEveryone votes. Not everyone sees themselves among those elected.
- 6 The two sidesBoth want every vote to count the same. They disagree on what is still missing.
- 7 The criticism“People who can't read have no way to choose well.”