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Publication Date
March 2009
Description
The entrance to Guanabara Bay, leading to the cities of Niterói and Rio de Janeiro, is flanked by forts, such as São João. Portugal established numerous forts along the coast to protect its colony, as far north as the Amazon. ln addition, the coastal mountain ranges served as barriers to exploration of the interior. Ignoring the Tordesillas treaty of 1494 (which gave large areas now in Brazil to Spain), various bandeiras (adventuring parties of armed settlers) set out from São Paulo to search for precious metaIs and raid Spanish lndian reductions (settlements of pacified lndians under Jesuit supervision). Ranging along the Paraná river and even along the Amazon, the bandeiras helped Portugal secure the vast Brazilian hinterland into its domain. Portugal was able to give its huge colony a common culture and language, Portuguese.A entrada da Baia de Guanabara, à frente das cidades de Niterói e Rio de Janeiro, está flanqueada por fortes, como o de São João. Portugal construiu inúmeros fortes ao longo da costa para proteger sua colónia, até o Amazonas, no Norte. Além disto, as cadeias de montanhas costeiras serviram como barreiras para a exploração do interior. Ignorando o Tratado de Tordesilhas de 1494 (o qual dava grandes áreas do Brasil à Espanha), várias bandeiras (grupos aventureiros de colonos armados) partiram de São Paulo à procura de metais preciosos e para atacar as conquistas espanholas de indígenas (povoamentos de índios pacíficos sob a supervisão dos jesuítas). Alinhadas ao longo do rio Paraná e mesmo ao longo do Amazonas, as bandeiras ajudaram Portugal a assegurar ao seu domínio o vasto território brasileiro do interior. Portugal
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: Brasilia
