Portuguese America

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Portuguese America was the collective term for Portugal’s colonial possessions in the Americas, primarily encompassing the territory that later became Brazil.

All labels observed (17)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former colonial territory
historical region
administrativeCenterMovedFrom Salvador
administrativeCenterMovedTo Rio de Janeiro
administrativeCenterMoveYear 1763
borderedBy Spanish America
capital Rio de Janeiro
Salvador
colonialPower Portugal
colonizationBegan 1500
country Kingdom of Portugal
currency Portuguese real
decolonizationDate 1822
decolonizationOutcome Empire of Brazil
decolonizationProcess Brazilian independence
firstLandfallBy Pedro Álvares Cabral
firstLandfallYear 1500
governedAs viceroyalty
governedBy Governor-General of Brazil
includedTerritory Cisplatina
linked to: Cisplatina Province

State of Brazil
linked to: Brazil

State of Grão-Pará
linked to: Pará

State of Maranhão
legalFramework Portuguese colonial law
locatedInContinent Americas
South America
mainExport coffee
cotton
dyes
gold
sugar
tobacco
mainLaborSystem slavery
mainMetropolitanSee Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
majorCity Belém
linked to: Belém do Pará

Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador
São Luís
São Paulo
officialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
partOf Portuguese Empire
primarySuccessorState Brazil
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderActive Benedictines
Franciscans
linked to: Franciscan Order

Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus
usedEnslavedPopulationFrom Africa
indigenous peoples of the Americas

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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata borderedBy Viceroyalty of Brazil (Portuguese colony)
linked to: Portuguese America
European colonization of the Americas hasPart Portuguese colonization of the Americas
linked to: Portuguese America
Dutch–Portuguese War mainTheater Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
New Holland predecessor Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
New Holland successor Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Portuguese reconquest of Recife location Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Portuguese reconquest of Recife relatedTo History of colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Colonial Baroque developedIn Portuguese America
Olinda formerCapitalOf Captaincy of Pernambuco
linked to: Portuguese America
Iberian Union includesTerritory Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Manuel da Nóbrega countryOfDeath Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Manuel da Nóbrega associatedWith Portuguese colonization of Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
José de Anchieta countryOfDeath Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Portuguese Inquisition jurisdiction Brazil (colonial)
linked to: Portuguese America
Banda Oriental borderedBy Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves predecessor State of Brazil (colony)
linked to: Portuguese America
Tomé de Sousa countryOfActivity Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Tomé de Sousa roleIn Portuguese colonization of Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Tomé de Sousa governmentalJurisdiction Portuguese America
Creole nationalism emergedInContextOf Portuguese Empire in the Americas
linked to: Portuguese America
Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) countryInvolved State of Brazil (Portuguese colony)
linked to: Portuguese America
Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) involvedOrganization Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Northeast Region of Brazil historicalEvent Portuguese colonization of Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Luso-Brazilian forces operatedIn Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Luso-Brazilian forces commandStructure Portuguese colonial administration
linked to: Portuguese America
Captaincy of Ceará partOf Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Captaincy of Pernambuco partOf Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Captaincy of Pernambuco partOf State of Brazil (Portuguese colony)
linked to: Portuguese America
Alexandre Gusmão placeOfBirth Portuguese America
Alexandre Gusmão associatedWith Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga Jesuit college country Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Apostle of Brazil hasGeographicContext colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Governor-General of Brazil appliesToJurisdiction Colonial Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Governor-General of Brazil historicalPeriod Portuguese colonial period in Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Governor-General of Brazil associatedWith Portuguese colonization of Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
State of Maranhão partOf Portuguese America
Governorate of Paraguay borderedBy Portuguese America
Aviz dynasty notableColony Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America
Pombaline reforms appliesToTerritory Brazil (Portuguese America)
linked to: Portuguese America