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Publication Date
3-2-2009
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12) Church of Nossa Senhora do ó em Sabará, Minas Gerais. Gold and precious stones were found by the late Seventeenth century in the region that became known as Minas Gerais. The discovery of major deposits of gold and precious minerals had important economic repercussions, since by the middle of the Seventeenth century sugar profits, the mainstay of the colonial economy, had steadily begun to decline in the face of competition from Dutch sugar coming from the Antilles. The majority of the arriais, or mining establishments, were concentrated in central Minas Gerais. In order to better control and administer the wealth coming from Minas Gerais, the capital of the colony was transferred in 1763 from Salvador, Bahia to Rio de Janeiro.12) Igreja Nossa Senhora do ó em Sabará, Minas Gerais. Ouro e pedras preciosas foram achados em fins do século XVII, na região que tornou-se conhecida como Minas Gerais. A descoberta de grandes depósitos de ouro e pedras preciosos teve importantes repercussões económicas, uma vez que desde meados do século XVII o açúcar, suporte da economia colonial, havia começado a declinar, em virtude da competição do açúcar holandês vindo das Antilhas. A maioria dos arraiais, ou estabelecimentos mineradores, concentrava-se na região central de Minas Gerais. Para melhor administrar e controlar a riqueza vinda de Minas Gerais, a capital da colónia foi transferida em 1762 de Salvador, Bahia, para o Rio de Janeiro.
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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 1991
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Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
