O nome do Brasil

Brazil has not always been the name of the country where we live. For nearly two centuries the land was known both as Brazil and as The Land of the Holy Cross. Both were part of Portuguese colonization in the New World, and for this reason both had their followers and supporters. It was not until th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laura de Mello e Souza
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-12-01
Series:Revista de História
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/18919