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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] |
