Conspiracy of Suassuna
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The Conspiracy of Suaçunas, also known by its archaic spelling, the Conspiracy of Suassuna, was a plot to overthrow Portuguese rule in Brazil at the turn of the 19th century. The conspiracy was center
João VI, King of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves
Colonial Brazil
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Colonial Brazil, sometimes referred to as Portuguese America, comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a kingdom in union with Portug
The brazilwood tree, which gives Brazil its name, has dark, valuable wood and provides red dye
Historical centre of Salvador in 2007 – the architecture of the city's historic centre is typically Portuguese.
17th-century Jesuit church in São Pedro da Aldeia, near Rio de Janeiro
View of a sugar-producing farm (engenho) in colonial Pernambuco by Dutch painter Frans Post (17th century)