Ministry of Education

Law 10.639 makes Afro-Brazilian history and culture compulsory in schools

📅 9 January 2003

Brazil enacted Law 10.639, requiring the teaching of Afro-Brazilian history and culture in primary and secondary education. Its prescribed content included African history and Black struggles and...

Brazil adds Indigenous history and culture to compulsory school teaching

📅 10 March 2008

Law 11.645 extended curriculum requirements to include Indigenous history and culture alongside Afro-Brazilian content. It recognized Black and Indigenous contributions to Brazil's formation and their...