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Publication Date
3-19-2009
Description
View ofthe Ver-o-Peso market and downtown modem high rise buildings in Belém. ln the foreground is one ofthe canons ofthe Castelo Fort built in the ear1y 17th century by Portuguese settlers. At this location, the Guamá river, a tributary ofthe Amazon river, meets Guajará bay. The Portuguese fortified this location to prevent English, Dutch and French ships from sailing up the Amazon river and claiming territory.Vista do Mercado Ver-o-Peso e dos modernos arranha-céus do centro de Belém. No primeiro plano vê-se um dos canhões do Forte do Castelo construído no início do século XVII pelos colonizadores portugueses. Nesse local, o Rio Guamá, um dos tributários do Rio Amazonas, entra na baía do Guajará. Os portugueses fortificaram este local a fim de prevenir que os navios ingleses, holandeses e franceses penetrassem pelo Rio Amazonas e desse modo reclamassem direitos territoriais.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
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 1994
Keywords
Brazil: Belem Manaus
