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Sertanejo People
The Sertanejos are people linked to livestock farming and agriculture in the Sertão sub-region of Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil and in the Agreste areas of Caatinga. The emergence of the Sertanejos dates back to the 16th century in Bahia with the ''Ofício de vaqueiro, vaqueiros'', driven by the advancement of livestock farming towards the interior.''Washington Queiroz. Bahia e vaqueiros: um débito 2010'' The Sertanejo people were formed, mainly, by the admixture between Portuguese people, Portuguese and Jê peoples, Jê Indigenous peoples in Brazil, indigenous peoples, with the participation of Afro-Brazilians, black people as well, mostly free. Origin and way of life Cattle were introduced into the Zona da Mata of Northeastern Brazil during the administration of Tomé de Sousa (1549-1553) and were initially directly linked to the Sugar cycle (Brazil), sugar cycle, as these animals served as animal traction for the sugarcane fields and as food. Over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sertão
The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the " hinterland" or " backcountry" of Brazil. The word refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil or the hinterlands of the country in general (similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English). Northeast Brazil is largely covered in a scrubby upland forest called '' caatingas'', from the Tupi language, meaning white forest, since leaves fall during dry season, donning all vegetation, mainly bushes and small trees, now reduced to bare branches and trunks, in its characteristic very light grayish, or off-white, hues. Its borders are not precise. Due to lengthy and unpredictable droughts it is an economically poor region that is well known in Brazilian culture, with a rich history and folklore. The ''sertão'' is also detailed within the famous book of Brazilian literature '' Os Sertões'' (''The Backlands''), which was written by the Brazilian author Euclides da Cunha. Origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Brazilians
White Brazilians ( ) refers to Brazilian citizens who are considered or self-identify as "white", typically because of Ethnic groups in Europe, European or Levant, Levantine Asian ancestry. The main ancestry of current white Brazilians is Portuguese Brazilians, Portuguese. Historically, the Portuguese were the Europeans who mostly immigrated to Brazil: it is estimated that, between 1500 and 1808, 500,000 of them went to live in Brazil, and the Portuguese were practically the only European group to have definitively settled in colonial Brazil. Furthermore, even after independence, the Portuguese were among the nationalities that mostly immigrated to Brazil. Between 1884 and 1959, 4,734,494 immigrants entered Brazil, mostly from Portugal and Italy, but also from Spain, Germany, Poland and other countries; nowadays millions of Brazilians are also descended from these immigrants. The white Brazilian population is spread throughout Brazil's territory, but its highest percentage is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurguéia River
The Gurguéia River is a river in Piauí state of northeastern Brazil. The Gurguéia is a tributary of the Parnaíba River, which originates in the Chapada das Mangabeiras in the southern portion of the state, and flows north to join the Parnaíba. The Serra Uruçui separates the Gurguéia basin from the Uruçui-Preto basin to the west, and the Serra da Capivara separates the Gurguéia basin from that of the Piauí to the east. The Cerrado savannas occupy most of the Gurguéia basin, while several large enclaves of Atlantic dry forest lie east of the river, separating the Cerrado from the dry Caatinga Caatinga () is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word '' ka'atinga'', meaning "white forest" or "white vegetat ... shrublands further east. References * Rivers of Piauí {{Piauí-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acaraú River
The Acaraú River is a river of Ceará state in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Ceará A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Ceará {{Ceará-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguaribe River
The Jaguaribe River is a highly seasonal river in Ceará state of northeastern Brazil. Two large dams were constructed across the Jaguaribe, the Orós Dam, completed in 1960, and the Castanhão Dam, completed in 2003. The Castanhão Dam flooded the city of Jaguaribara, which was rebuilt nearby as the city of Nova Jaguaribara. The Jaguaribe River is formed by the union of the Carrapateiras and Trici rivers, in the municipality of Tauá, both of which originate in the Serra Grande. At Tauá, the Jaguaribe is sandy and rather narrow, in width. The course of the river between Tauá to the mouth of the Salgado River (Ceará), Salgado River is approximately . Thus created, the Jaguaribe flows north for about 560 kilometers and enters the Atlantic Ocean. The Jaguaribe is infamous for its unpredictable nature; it runs dry for months before suddenly bursting its banks and flooding nearby towns. References Rivers of Ceará {{Ceará-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apodi River
The Apodi River is a river of Rio Grande do Norte state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Rio Grande do Norte List of rivers in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Rio Gra ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Rio Grande do Norte {{RioGrandedoNorte-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaza-Barris River
The Vaza-Barris River () is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near São Cristóvão. Course The Vaza-Barris is a perennial river about in length. The source of the river is at the foot of the Serra dos Macacos in interior of Bahia near the town of Uauá. In the municipality of Canudos, Bahia, the river is impounded by the Cocorobó Dam. Its watershed above the dam drains an area of . Further east, the river defines the south boundary of the Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area in the municipality of Jeremoabo, Bahia. After leaving Bahia it flows through Sergipe to the coast. See also *List of rivers of Bahia List of rivers in Bahia (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itapicuru River
The Itapicuru River is a river in Bahia state of eastern Brazil. The Itapicuru rises in the northern part of the state, and flows east to empty into the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the .... References Rivers of Bahia {{Bahia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnaíba River
The Parnaíba River ( ) is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of Maranhão and Piauí. Its main course is long and the Parnaíba River Basin covers .Ramos, T.P.A.; Ramos, R.T.C.; and Ramos, S.A.Q.A. (2014). Ichthyofauna of the Parnaíba river Basin, Northeastern Brazil.' Biota Neotrop. 14(1). The Parnaíba River rises in the Chapada das Mangabeiras range, and flows northeastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean, being the longest river entirely located within Brazil's Northeast Region. The middle and upper regions of this river are separated by the Boa Esperança Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, but is otherwise navigable. Ecology The fish species richness in the Parnaíba River Basin has traditionally been considered impoverished, but this has been disproven by recent surveys, which have recorded about 140 native species (including several that remain undescribed) and about 40% of these are endemic. One of the basin endemics is the freshwater sting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon River, Amazon, the Paraná River, Paraná and the Madeira River, Madeira). It used to be known as the by the indigenous people before colonisation, and is today also known as . The São Francisco originates in the Serra da Canastra, Canastra mountain range in the central-western part of the state of Minas Gerais. It runs generally north in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, behind the coastal range, draining an area of over , before turning east to form the border between Bahia on the right bank and the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas on the left one. After that, it ends on the boundaries between the states of Alagoas and Sergipe and washes into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to the five states which the São Francisco directly traver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaqueiro Sertanejo
The Sertanejos are people linked to livestock farming and agriculture in the Sertão sub-region of Northeast Region of Brazil and in the Agreste areas of Caatinga. The emergence of the Sertanejos dates back to the 16th century in Bahia with the '' vaqueiros'', driven by the advancement of livestock farming towards the interior.''Washington Queiroz. Bahia e vaqueiros: um débito 2010'' The Sertanejo people were formed, mainly, by the admixture between Portuguese and Jê indigenous peoples, with the participation of black people as well, mostly free. Origin and way of life Cattle were introduced into the Zona da Mata of Northeastern Brazil during the administration of Tomé de Sousa (1549-1553) and were initially directly linked to the sugar cycle, as these animals served as animal traction for the sugarcane fields and as food. Over the decades, the cattle herds multiplied and caused disruption to the sugarcane plantations. This factor, combined with the Dutch invasions of Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
