Fernão Dias Pais Leme (1608–1681) was a
Paulista bandeirante. He was known as the Emerald Hunter () and was one of the most prominent bandeirantes together with
António Raposo Tavares.
He is the great-great-grandfather of the Saint
Frei Galvão.
The Casa Fernão Dias, run by the
Sumidouro State Park, is in the Quinta do Sumidouro district of
Pedro Leopoldo
Pedro Leopoldo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city is located in the Greater Belo Horizonte region. According to the most recent census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the population of th ...
, Minas Gerais.
It is listed by the State Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IEPHA) as a cultural heritage monument.
The exhibits tell the history of Fernão Dias, who spent several years in the region with his followers in search of gold and precious stones.
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Explorers of São Paulo
1608 births
1681 deaths
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