Brazil Slide Series: Collection Belem Manaus, Slide No. 0091.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-19-2009

Description

A gold purchasing shop in Santarém (PA). Gold strikes have occurred throughout the Amazon region, bringing large flocks of migrants. In some cases these strikes have been on Indian land, and this has resulted in deadly conflicts to the detriment of the Indian population.Loja para compra de ouro em Santarém (PA). A descoberta de ouro tem ocorrido por toda a Região Amazónica, atraindo um grande número de imigrantes. Em alguns casos essas descobertas têm lugar em terras de índios o que tem resultado em conflitos fatais em detrimento da população indígena.

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