Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sao Paulo, Slide No. 0006.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

A sugarcane engenho with the chapel and partial view of the casa grande (mansion or main house) in Igarassu, Pernambuco. Engenhos were usually located close to urban centers and although the agricultural estates the dominated socioeconomic structures in colonial Brazil, towns and estates were dependent on each other.Um engenho de cana-de-açúcar com a capela e vista parcial da casa grande em Igaraçu, Pernambuco. Os engenhos estavam geralmente localizados perto de centros urbanos e apesar dos estados agricultores dominarem as estruturas sócio-económicas do Brasil, cidades e estados eram dependentes entre si.

Publisher

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 1991