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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
Ilha da Maré, one of the many islands in the Baía de Todos os Santos (Map 1). ln 1501 the navigator Amerigo Vespucci was sent to the New World to confirm Pedro Alvares Cabral's discovery of what would later become known as Brazil. He sailed along the coast of the new continent and on November 1, 1501 entered an extensive bay which he named Bahia (Baía) de Todos os Santos after the religious occasion.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988
Keywords
Brazil: Salvador, Bahia
