Brazil Slide Series: Collection Ethnicity And Population, Slide No. 0004.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

4-6-2009

Description

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (1551), one of the many churches in Olinda (PE). The enormous wealth and prosperity of the coastal engenhos (sugarcane estates) proved irresistible and the colonial period was marked by disputes with France, Spain, and Holland over hegemony of Brazil. Less than 10 km away from Recife, Olinda was occupied nearly 25 years by the Dutch in the Seventeenth century, who challenged the Portuguese and aspired to possess this sugar-rich area in the Northeast.Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (1581), uma das muitas igrejas de Olinda (PE). A enorme riqueza e prosperidade dos engenhos costeiros, mostrava-se irresistível e, o período colonial foi marcado por disputas com a França, Espanha e Holanda pela hegemonia do Brasil. A menos de 10 km de Recife, Olinda foi ocupada durante aproximadamente 25 anos pelos holandeses no século XVII que aspiraram possuir esta rica área açucareira do Nordeste.

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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 1989