Visions of paradise

the expeditions of Francisco de Orelhana and Pedro Teixeira in the Amazon

Authors

  • Pedro Freitas Jardim de Mattos É formado em História pela Universidade Cândido Mendes e pós-graduado em História do Brasil pela mesma Universidade. Tem como temática de seus trabalhos a Amazônia e seus povos autóctones.

Keywords:

Francisco de Orelhana, Pedro Teixeira, Amazon rainforest, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Mentalites, imaginary

Abstract

This work have with objective the analises of two expeditions for the Amazon Rainforest. The first expedition has been promoted by Francisco de Orelhana in 1542 and the second expedition by Pedro Teixeira in 1639. Based in this two expeditions we want confirm or not, the thesis of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda in “Raízes do Brasil” and “Visão do Paraíso”, where he defended a major pragmatism for part of the portuguese, in contrast with one fantastic spanish imaginary.

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Published

2020-06-08

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 14 (2011): Revista Navigator - Dossiê Engenharia militar, guerra e representações cartográficas nas Américas dos séculos XVI a XIX

Section

Artigos