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Publication Date
4-6-2009
Description
View of the Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (1766/1776) in Ouro Preto (MG). For many years after initial settlement, the major population concentrations were located along the coast. Ignoring the Tordesillas treaty of 1494, various bandeiras (adventuring parties of settlers) penetrated inland in search of precious metals and Indian slaves, even up into the Amazon basin. Their efforts helped Portugal secure the vast Brazilian hinterland into its domain. After years of frustration gold, and precious stones were discovered in Minas Gerais in the late Seventeenth century and Ouro Preto became the center of this gold rush.Vista da Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (1766-1776) em Ouro Preto (MG). Após a primeira colonização, a maior concentração populacional se localizou ao longo costa durante muitos anos. Ignorando o tratado de Tordesilhas, vários bandeiras, grupos aventureiros de colonos armados, penetraram terra à dentro à procura de metais preciosos e escravos indígenas, chegando inclusive até a região amazónica. Seus esforços ajudaram Portugal a assegurar o vasto território brasileiro. Após anos de frustração, ouro e pedras preciosas foram descobertos em Minas Gerais no final do século XVII e Ouro Preto entilo tornou-se o centro desta corrida do ouro.
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 1989
Keywords
Brazil: Ethnicity and Population
