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Portuguese Explorers

During what they called the Marvellous Century (O Século Maravilhoso) Portuguese Explorers did their part to discover the New World. Brazil, Africa, India, Ceylon, South-East Asia, Japan – the Portuguese Explorers got to them all.

Brazilian Tribes in Colonial Times

7 Aug 201324 Oct 2002 by Steven Thomas

The Tupi called all non-Tupi Tapuia, meaning “people of a strange tongue”, “enemies” or “westerners” (Heath, 2001). As a cultural differentiator it isn’t very useful as it includes at least 76 distinct tribes and six language groups.

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Timeline for Colonial Brazil

7 Aug 201324 Oct 2002 by Steven Thomas

The Timeline has been divided into general periods:

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Sources for Colonial Brazil

7 Aug 201324 Oct 2002 by Steven Thomas

An annotated bibliography for Colonial Brazil.

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