The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was a hereditary land grant and administrative subdivision of northern Portuguese...

the generally successful Atlantic captaincies, of all the captaincies of Brazil, only two, the captaincies of Pernambuco and São Vicente (later called São...

south): Captaincy of Rio Grande de Norte Captaincy of Paraíba (southern Rio Grande & Itamaraca) Captaincy of Pernambuco Captaincy of Bahia Captaincy of Ilhéus...

was in his early twenties. By 1678, the governor of the captaincy of Pernambuco, Pedro Almeida, weary of the longstanding conflict with Palmares, approached...

product (GDP). The contemporary state inherits its name from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, established in 1534. The region was originally inhabited by...

was a movement against Dutch rule in the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The revolution occurred in the course of the second Dutch invasion during the Dutch–Portuguese...

territory of the Captaincy of Itamaracá, extending their domains as far as the border of the Captaincy of Pernambuco on the other side of the Igarassú...

possesses some of the country's richest folklore. Initially, the territory of Alagoas constituted the southern part of the Captaincy of Pernambuco and only...

failed. Finally the governor of the captaincy of Pernambuco, Pedro Almeida, organized an army under the leadership of the Bandeirantes Domingos Jorge Velho...

enemies of Spain, such as England and the Netherlands. The Captaincy of Pernambuco, the richest of all Portuguese territories, became a target for conquest...

of Acre created out of Pernambuco Alagoas (1817–1822) - seat city for the Captaincy of Alagoas Alagoas (1822–1839) - capital city for the Province of...

Empire in 1537, serving as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco—known for its large-scale production of sugar cane. At one point, it was known as...

nicknamed "Hero of Two Continents" for his performance, beginning in 1624, against the Dutch invaders of colonial Brazil (Captaincy of Pernambuco) and for his...

as one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil and has been inhabited since 1535. As the former capital of the Captaincy of Pernambuco during...

Pernambuco is a Brazilian state. Pernambuco can also refer to the following : Places and jurisdictions Captaincy of Pernambuco, or New Lusitania, a hereditary...

Recife and Olinda in the captaincy of Pernambuco, the largest and richest sugar-producing area in the world. John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, was appointed...

return to Pernambuco. A third expedition was planned by the government of the Captaincy of Pernambuco, departing from Olinda under the command of João Tavares...

Portuguese Captaincy of Pernambuco, Brazil. Scion of the Albuquerques, Jerónimo was the son of Lopo de Albuquerque and Joana de Bulhão, a cousin of Afonso...

located in the Captaincy of Pernambuco. Documents, legends and literature of Brazil record this practice, especially in the port of Salvador, a city...

the Captaincies of Brazil system (1534), the territory was part of the captaincy of Pernambuco, and its occupation dates back to the foundation of the...

of Brazil from 1630 to 1654. A significant number of Dutch immigrants arrived in that period. The state of Pernambuco (then Captaincy of Pernambuco)...

colony of Brazil. He was the first Donatario (Lord Proprietor) of the captaincy of Pernambuco and founder of Olinda. The birth and childhood of Duarte...

lands in the current states of Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará and Paraíba. Pernambuco and São Vicente were the only captaincies that prospered in the colonial...

separate Captaincy of Paraíba do Norte was created at least one Captain-Major is known of the Captaincy of Pernambuco (1535 founded as donataria of Nova Lusitania...

conquer Brazil at Pernambuco. In the summer of 1629, the Dutch coveted a newfound interest in obtaining the captaincy of Pernambuco, the largest and richest...

activity with the captaincies of Pernambuco and Paraíba, in the state of Brazil. Maria I of Portugal ended the monopoly at the beginning of the 1780s, in...

The Captaincy of Alagoas (Portuguese: Capitania de Alagoas) was created on September 16, 1817, from the dismemberment of the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The...

the Captaincy of Pernambuco in colonial Brazil Nova Luzitânia, a town in the Brazilian state of São Paulo (unrelated to the Captaincy of Pernambuco) This...

first split in 1720, and the captaincies of Bahia and Pernambuco from the last merger with their surrounding captaincies in 1761 to their first following...

subordinate captaincy to Pernambuco and was detached from the State of Maranhão. The captaincy of Ceará only achieved autonomy at the end of the 18th century...