Author : Frei Vincente Do Salvador
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ISBN 13 : 9781951470173
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)
Book Synopsis The History of Brazil, 1500-1627 by : Frei Vincente Do Salvador
Download or read book The History of Brazil, 1500-1627 written by Frei Vincente Do Salvador and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written during the early seventeenth century, Frei Vicente do Salvador's The History of Brazil: 1500-1627 offers a unique account of this volatile and dynamic period and holds the distinction of being the first history of Brazil written by a Brazilian. With sections devoted to natural, social, and political history, this expansive volume serves as a rich primary source, detailing the successes and failures of colonial governance, interactions with a diversity of Native peoples, and disputes between the Portuguese and the French and Dutch. As an eyewitness to many of the events he describes, Frei Vincente offers unparalleled access to the incidents, social customs, and personalities at play in colonial Brazil.