Culture and Customs of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. juuni 2003 - 195 pages Race, religion, language, culture, and national character are full of contradictions. Brazil, the largest country in South America, embodies so much paradox that it defies neat description. This book will help students and general readers dispel stereotypes of Brazil and begin to understand what country's bigness means in terms of its land, people, history, society, and cultural expressions. |
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... Dutch gain control of the Recife port and begin exporting sugar First exploration of Amazon River by Spaniard Captain Juan de Palacios and a group of Franciscans 1637-1750 Portuguese expansion 1640-1654 Portuguese revolt and end of Dutch ...
... Dutch island in the tropics . The Dutch improved the city of Recife by constructing canals and establishing public gardens , and they also appeared to be the first Europeans to demonstrate any scientific interest in the flora and fauna ...
... DUTCH BRAZIL When the Spanish occupied the Portuguese throne in 1580 , the Portu- guese were left without the means to defend their American colony , and the Brazilians had to rely on their own resources to fend off the raids by the ...
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