Brazil Slide Series: Collection A Heranca Cultural De Minas Gerais, Slide No. 0007.

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Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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3-2-2009

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7) Mountain ranges near the town of Monte Verde in the Serra do Espinhaço region. The majority of the arraiais, or mining establishments, were concentrated in central Minas Gerais, yet to the northeast, the town of Diamantina (formerly called Arraial do Tijuco) flourished when diamonds were discovered in this region in the early Eighteenth century.7) Cadeia de montanhas perto da cidade de Monte Verde, na região da Serra do Espinhaço. A maioria dos arraiais, ou estabelecimentos mineiros, estiveram concentrados na área central de Minas Gerais. Contudo, no nordeste, a cidade de Diamantina (anteriormente chamada Arraial do Tijuco) floresceu quando foram descobertos diamantes nesta região, no início do século XVIII.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1992