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It has a history that goes back 500 years to the time when Pedro Cabral arrived in Brazil in 1500. Portuguese colonial architecture was the first wave of architecture to go to Brazil. In the 18th century, during the time of the Empire, Brazil followed European trends and adopted Neoclassical, Baroque, and Gothic Revival architecture.
Years of the 16th century in Brazil (10 C) Pages in category "16th century in Brazil" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The culture of Brazil has been shaped by the amalgamation of diverse indigenous cultures, ... Literature in Brazil dates back to the 16th century, ...
The 16th century began with the Julian ... Estácio de Sá establishes Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Timelines of 16th century events, science, culture and persons
Albert Eckhout Tapuias dancing, mid. 17th century. Since the 16th century the exploration of the Brazilian inland was attempted several times, mostly to try to find mineral riches like the silver mines found in 1546 by the Spanish in Potosí (now in Bolivia). Since no riches were initially found, colonisation was restricted to the coast where ...
On the eve of the arrival of Europeans in America in 1500, it is estimated that the current territory of Brazil (the eastern coast of South America) was inhabited by two million indigenous people, from north to south. [74] Distribution of Tupi and non-Tupi speaking groups (Tapuia) on the coast of 16th-century Brazil
The Baroque was born in Italy in the turn of the 16th to the 17th century, in the midst of one of the greatest spiritual crises Europe had ever faced: the Protestant Reformation, which split the continent's ancient religious unity and sparked an international political rearrangement in which the once almighty Catholic Church has lost strength ...
Many indigenous peoples were important for the formation of the Brazilian people, but the main group was the Tupi. When the Portuguese explorers arrived in Brazil in the 16th century, the Tupi were the first indigenous group to have contact with them. Soon, a process of mixing between Portuguese settlers and indigenous women started.