Bandeirantes
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Bandeirantes were frontiersmen and explorers in Colonial Brazil who, from the early 16th century, participated in inland expeditions to find precious metals and enslave indigenous peoples. They played
Domingos Jorge Velho and Antônio F. de Abreu, by Benedito Calixto
Departure of the bandeirantes from Porto Feliz for an expedition to the Brazilian interior
Painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret depicting bandeiras enslaving Guaraní people in the Brazilian interior
A battle between the militia of Mogi das Cruzes and the Botocudos
Brazilian gold rush
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The Brazilian gold rush started in the 1690s, in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil in the Portuguese Empire. The gold rush opened up the major gold-producing area of Ouro Preto, then known as Vila
Ciclo do Ouro (gold cycle), painting by Rodolfo Amoedo
