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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
Zebu (a Brahma subspecies imported from India during the colonial period and interbreeded) caule herd being tended by a cowboy (vaqueiro) at sunset near Milagres (BA). ln order to supply the coastal sugar estates, urban centers and later, mining regions with meat, leather, beasts of burden and other foodstuffs, large ranches were established in the sertão during the colonial period. The demand for these products and the ease with which a ranch could be established enabled the vast hinterlands to be settled.Rebanho de gado zebu pastoreado por um vaqueiro ao pór-do-sol perto de Milagres (BA). A fim de suprir os estados litorâneos do açúcar com carne, couro, animais, bestas de carga e outros produtos alimentícios, nos centros urbanos, e mais tarde nas regiões de mineração, foram estabelecidas grandes fazendas durante o período colonial. A necessidade destes produtos e a facilidade com que uma fazenda podia ser estabelecida, permitiu que o vasto sertão fosse colonizado.
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 1993
Keywords
Brazil: Sertao
