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The Amazon rubber cycle or boom (Portuguese: Ciclo da borracha, Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsiklu da buˈʁaʃɐ]; Spanish: Fiebre del caucho, pronounced [ˈfjeβɾe ðel ˈkawtʃo]) was an important part of the socioeconomic history of Brazil and Amazonian regions of neighboring countries, being related to the commercialization of rubber and the genocide of indigenous peoples.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Goliad County, Texas. There are one National Historic Landmark , five districts, and seven other individually listed properties on the National Register in the county.
Location of Brazoria County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Brazoria County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brazoria County, Texas. There are two districts and 10 individual properties listed on the ...
Location of Jasper County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Texas. There are seven properties listed on the National Register in the county.
The Agriculture Department also cut $277 million for media contracts, including subscriptions to POLITICO Pro, a news and information service that offers resources such as tracking legislation.
From the rubber plantation emerged the human figure of the rubber tapper (seringueiro). The work relations followed a patriarchal system: [22] The seringueiro-patrão ("rubber-patron") was the beneficiary of the credit from the casa aviadora, and the seringueiro-extrator ("rubber extractor") the one who received the credit from the patron. [22]
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