Atlas Of Dutch Brazil

The Atlas of Dutch Brazil

The goal of the Atlas of Dutch Brazil is to map the mutual heritage of The Netherlands and Brazil. You can navigate through this database with the undermentioned links or the map on the left.

Overview

	Arraial Santo André Engenho Santo André was one of the most important sugar mills in the Paraíba region. Owned by Valadares Antonio, in 1645 it became the military base in Paraíba of the Portuguese.. more »
	Casa da Pólvora In the old town of Frederickstad (nowadays João Pessoa) there were three gunpowder houses (casa da pólvora). According to Oliveira Sobrinho, the Portuguese built the first one in.. more »
	Dutch system of batteries around Cabedelo in 1631 The Dutch constructed a series of considerable fortifications during their two attacks on Cabedelo in 1631 and 1634. Despite the use of mobile military works of contemporary military.. more »
	Dutch system of batteries around Cabedelo in 1634 The Dutch constructed a series of considerable fortifications during their two attacks on Forte de Santa Catarina do Cabedelo in 1631 and 1634. While they failed to conquer the fort.. more »
	Engenho Gargaú What is known in Dutch sources as the little fort of Gargaú, was probably originally the sugar mill of Jorge Lopes Brandão, located in a region of Paraíba named after the local river... more »
	Entrincheiramento da Baia da Traição On June 20th, 1625, Admiral Hendrickzs enters the Baía of Traição with his fleet and a retrenchment is built to shelter the sick. According to the report by De Laet, 700 men were.. more »
	Fortaleza Santa Catarina (do Cabedelo) Around 1586, when Portugal and Spain were unified under one crown, the Portuguese built a small square fortification, Santa Catarina, on the strategic point of Cabedelo. After an unsuccessful.. more »
	Forte de Santo Antônio Forte Santo Antônio also known as Forte do Norte (Northern Fort) was located along the northern shore of the Paraíba river estuary. A first fort was built during the Portuguese conquest.. more »
	Forte do Varadouro At the foot of a steep incline close to the town of Filipeia (today João Pessoa), the Portuguese built a small stone fort they called ‘the fort at the Varadouro’, named after the.. more »
	Forte Restinga In 1579 the Portuguese built a small wooden fortification on the Ilha dos Frades (known as Restinga during the Dutch period). This island is located in the middle of the mouth of the.. more »
	Igreja e Convento de São Bento The Benedictines started to build the convent in 1599. When the Dutch conquered the town of Frederickstad (now João Pessoa) in 1634, the Convent of São Bento was still under construction... more »
	Igreja Franciscana e Convento de Santo Antônio The 16th- century Franciscan Convent became the administrative centre in Paraiba during the Dutch period (from 1636 until 1646). Around the square shape of the convent the Dutch built.. more »
	Portuguese system of batteries around Filipéia/Frederickstad, 1631-1634 A map in a manuscript depicts the Dutch attack in 1634 on Paraíba. This map shows smaller Portuguese defences east and west of the then town of Filipéia. Two batteries of two bronze.. more »