by Frei Vincente do Salvador
translated by Timothy Coates
foreword by Alida C. Metcalf
Tagus Press, 2022
Paper: 978-1-951470-17-3

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Written during the early seventeenth century, Frei Vicente do Salvador’s The History of Brazil: 15001627 offers a unique account of this volatile and dynamic period and holds the distinction of being the first history of Brazil written by a Brazilian. With sections devoted to natural, social, and political history, this expansive volume serves as a rich primary source, detailing the successes and failures of colonial governance, interactions with a diversity of Native peoples, and disputes between the Portuguese and the French and Dutch. As an eyewitness to many of the events he describes, Frei Vincente offers unparalleled access to the incidents, social customs, and personalities at play in colonial Brazil.



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