Emboabas' War — The Emboabas War ( pt. Guerra dos Emboabas), was a war waged in the early 18th century between two generations of Portuguese settlers in the vice kingdom of Brazil, then merely the Capitaincy of São Vicente.Starting from the village of São Paulo… … Wikipedia
Mato Grosso — /mah too grddaw soo/; Eng. /mat euh groh soh/ 1. a plateau in SW Brazil. 2. a state in SW Brazil. 1,418,000; 475,378 sq. mi. (1,231,230 sq. km). Cap.: Cuiabá. Also, Matto Grosso. * * * State (pop., 2002 est.: 2,604,742), southwestern Brazil. It… … Universalium
Viceroyalty of Brazil — The Viceroyalty of Brazil was the Portuguese viceroyalty in Brazil. It was restricted to the current South, Center West and Southeastern regions of Brazil, mainly as a result of expansionism from the Capitania de São Vicente, the current state of … Wikipedia
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga — ( Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga in Portuguese) was the village that grew into São Paulo, Brazil in the region known as Campos de Piratininga. It was the inland correspondent of São Vicente, founded as a religious Mission and a Jesuit… … Wikipedia
Ethnic groups in Brazil — Brazil is a racially diverse and multiracial country. [ [http://www.bvgf.fgf.org.br/frances/obra/opusculos/homem cultura tempo.htm Bibliothèque Virtuelle Gilberto Freyre L oeuvre ] ] Intermarriage among different ethnic groups has been part of… … Wikipedia
Demographics of Brazil — Map of Brazilian states by population … Wikipedia
Das Velhas River — Origin Ouro Preto Mouth São Francisco River Length 801 kilometres (498 mi) The das Velhas River, of which the source was found to be the waterfall Andorinhas located in the municipality of Ouro Preto, is by length the major tributary of the… … Wikipedia
Histoire des mines d'or — Les mines d or ont longtemps mobilisé des millions d orpailleurs, ces chercheurs d or attirés par la moindre rumeur, générant d innombrables conflits et colonisations de territoires, ou même de continents entiers. Une partie seulement des… … Wikipédia en Français
Mineiro — redirects here; for the Brazilian footballer nicknamed Mineiro, see Mineiro (Footballer). Mineiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈnejɾu] ( listen)) feminine: Mineira), also called Brazilian mountain dialect, is the Brazilian Portuguese… … Wikipedia