Brazil Slide Series: Collection Salvador, Bahia, Slide No. 0008.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Downtown area of colonial Cachoeira. Sugar and tobacco estates flourished in the Reconcavo region and by the end of the Seventeenth century, Bahia was known throughout the world as one of Portugal's wealthiest regions. Rich landowners built lavish mansions and churches in the region.Área central da cidade colonial de Cachoeira. As propriedades de açúcar e tabaco prosperaram na região do Recóncavo e ao final do século XVII, a Bahia era mundialmente reconhecida como uma das regiões mais ricas pertencentes a Portugal. Ricos proprietários de terras construíram exuberantes mansões e igrejas na região.

Publisher

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 1988