Carmen Souza few times, once on a family trip when she was ten and again as an adult in 2010, she grew up speaking Creole and eating Cape Verdean cuisine. While still a child, she began singing gospel music in the church choir. Her parents maintained close ties with the diaspora, and Souza's childhood was filled with the music and culture of Cape Verde, along with that of the former Portuguese colonies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and São Tomé. Souza's father, Antonio, a merchant sailor, insisted she should learn English and German. After spending just one year at college, she left to
Brazil–Uruguay relations intervened, initiating the Uruguayan Civil War, or "Guerra Grande" (Great War). Manuel Oribe was eventually defeated in 1851, leaving the "Colorados" in full control of the country. Brazil followed up by intervening in Uruguay in May 1851, supporting the "Colorados" with financial and naval forces. In February 1852, Rosas resigned, and the pro-"Colorado" forces lifted the siege of Montevideo. Uruguay rewarded Brazil's financial and military support by signing five treaties in 1851 that provided for perpetual alliance between the two countries. Montevideo confirmed Brazil's right to intervene in Uruguay's internal affairs. The treaties also allowed joint navigation on the Uruguay