Saudades massacre

2021 CE.

Shown on the map at -26.918°, -52.998°.

On 4 May 2021, a school massacre occurred at the municipal school of early childhood education (creche) Aquarela, located in the city of Saudades, near the city of Chapecó, in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil. The school serves children from 6 months to 2 years old. Three children, a teacher and a staff member died in the attack, perpetrated by an 18-year-old native of the town, identified by authorities as Fabiano Kipper Mai.

Text from the Wikipedia article Saudades massacre, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Everything else in 2021 CE

HistoryLayer draws the world as it was in any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026. Move the slider and the borders redraw for that year; the map carries 23,890 events, 12,790 people, 837 wars and 13,183 cities, each one readable in place. Signing in is optional and lets you keep what you find.

HistoryLayer
1914CE
World Wars
123,000 BCE2026 CE
54 stops — one per surviving map on file, evenly spaced drag the pin · ←→ steps one stop the same 54 stops by true elapsed time ↑
Map & filters
Show on the map
Filter
Colour by
Polity Empire