Bahia

first record of Brazilian music and dance. On April 2015 I went to see this painting, now as a grow up and I could analyse it with more depth. The first mass in Brazil took place on the 26 April 1500, on the Coroa Vermelha beach in the litoral of Bahia, only four days after Pedro Alvares Cabral and his crew invaded Brazil. This painting by Victor Meirelles was commissioned by Dom Pedro II, the emperor at the time and it was an attempt to reconstruct visually moments of Brazilian history. Is…

When Africans were transported to the Americas as slaves, they were considered savages and people without culture. However, the major impact that African culture holds on Latin America is proof that these people were able to conserve and maintain their culture throughout all the hardships that they were able to endure. Things did not go particularly as planned for the Portuguese who most likely did not plan on Brazilian society to become as diverse as it became because of the large amounts of…

“It is lawful to call it a new world, because none of these countries were known to our ancestors, and to all who hear about them, they will be entirely new.” Amerigo Vespucci was a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the new world. Navigator and explorer Amerigo Vespucci came in to this world on March 9, 1451. He was born into a cultured family as the third son of Ser Nastagio and Lisabetta Mini. Vespucci’s father worked as a notary in Florence,…

when it comes to race relations. The film shows the viewer how the black Brazilian appreciates their African ancestry through continuing some cultural aspects such as capoeira and candomble. There is also a carnival celebration of African culture in Bahia, Brazil. In mass media, we do not see this appreciation of black heritage. Brazilians are usually white when seen on TV, a poster, or in a magazine. From the film, we learn that the Brazilian government did this on purpose when migrating…

also has 10,950 kilometers of navigable waterways that span from the Atlantic Ocean inward, and even to surrounding countries. Argentina’s major nautical ports are located along the Atlantic Ocean and span to several cities including Mar La Plata, Bahia Blanca, and Buenos Aires which is a given considering it is the country’s capital. Buenos Aires also has diverse bus and subway systems that allow quick and efficient forms of travel from one part of the city to another. Out of the 1,359 airports…

Money, money, money rules the world is what some people say. The economy is constantly growing and changing all around. The economy is the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. Trade, business, technologies along with other things that impact the economy by increasing it in good times and decreasing it in bad times. Through the years as the economy expands stores and business raise their prizes on necessities…

In light of the current election, many hurtful and narrow-minded things have been said about illegal immigrants and their families. The infamous statement that has been blurted from the mouth of America’s favorite clown, Donald Trump, says horrible things such as, “When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best…” Trump also talks about how, “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime…

The music of Brazil was formed from the mixture of European, African and indigenous elements, brought by Portuguese settlers, slaves and by the natives who inhabited the so-called New World. Other influences have been added throughout history, establishing a huge variety of musical styles. At the time of the discovery of Brazil, the Portuguese were amazed at the natives ' way of dressing and the way they made music: singing, dancing, playing instruments (rattles, flutes, drums). Brazilian music…

Was Catholic Conversion In Colonial Latin America Successful, And To What Extent? Evangelism in Colonial Latin America played a pivotal role in the European conquest of indigenous populations inhabiting the newly discovered land and perpetuated an intense ‘battle’ that would determine which religion would prosper. Although European colonizers who lived during this period may have believed they accomplished extensive proselytization of the targeted population, evidence provided by first-hand…

Physical anthropology has been changed drastically by many people. This is because there are constantly theories being introduced and disproved. One scientist that had a groudbreaking theory, that paved the way for our study of many different sciences, was Charles Darwin. No one Impacted biology like Charles Darwin in the 19th century. Charles Darwin had a very intersiting life that was dedicated to sceince and he substantially impacted science with his theories and his astouding pieces of work…