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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. [1] [2] 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.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Campina Grande was called "The Brazilian Liverpool" because of the numerous cotton plantations and factories. At the time, it was the second biggest producer in the world. Today, the city has added to its old and rich traditions by becoming an oasis of high technologies in the middle of northeastern Brazil.
Brazilian mythology is a rich and diverse part of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters, and beliefs. The category is representative of Brazil’s greater culture, being a melting pot of Iberic traditions brought by the Portuguese settlers, African traditions brought by Africans during the ...
Campbell, Courtney J. Region Out of Place: The Brazilian Northeast and the World, 1924-1968 (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022) online book review; Ferretti, F (2019). "Decolonising the Northeast: subalterns, non-European heritages and radical geography in Pernambuco" (PDF). Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 109: 1632– 1650.
Because of Brazil's fertile soil, the country has been a major producer of coffee since the times of Brazilian slavery, [40] which created a strong national coffee culture. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] This was satirized in the novelty song " The Coffee Song ", sung by Frank Sinatra and with lyrics by Bob Hilliard , interpreted as an analysis of the ...
Paraíba (/ ˌ p ær ə ˈ iː b ə / PARR-ə-EE-bə, Brazilian Portuguese: [paɾaˈibɐ] ⓘ; Tupí: pa'ra a'íba) is a state of Brazil.It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
In 2007, the Federal Government of Brazil formally recognized the existence of so-called traditional populations (Presidential Decree 6040 of February 7), [1] expanding the recognition partially made in the 1988 Constitution (only indigenous and quilombola) to cover the following communities: caboclo; caiçara; extractive; jangadeiro; fisherman; riverside; tapper; in addition to indigenous and ...
Pages in category "Northeast Region, Brazil" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...