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Amsterdam The Netherlands It was the spring of 1642, and the corridors of the Dutch West India Company headquarters were quiet, dimly lit by daylight slanting through small windows, the air heavy with the scent of parchment and pipe smoke. Behind closed doors, a handful of directors, merchants, not monarchs, reviewed ledgers and letters from the tropics. Among them, one decision had begun to cryst...

Teot nio Vilela Brazil Ficar hoje nos terrenos ventosos do Forte Maurício, próximo às margens do rio São Francisco, no nordeste do Brasil, torna difícil imaginar o drama colonial que um dia se desenrolou nesse local; onde o estrondo dos canhões ecoava pelos manguezais e bandeiras holandesas tremulavam sobre terras recém-conquistadas. Este não era apenas um limite do império, mas também a fronteira...

Teot nio Vilela Brazil Vandaag de dag, op het voormalig terrein van Fort Maurits, nabij de oevers van de São Francisco-rivier in het noordoosten van Brazilië, is het je moeilijk voor te stellen welk koloniaal drama zich hier ooit afspeelde. Deze plek bevond zich niet alleen aan de grens van een rijk, maar was ook een onderwerp van bureaucratisch conflict met flinke gevolgen voor het bestuur van Ne...

Teot nio Vilela Brazil Stand on the windswept grounds of Fort Maurits today, near the banks of the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil, and it’s hard to imagine the colonial drama that once unfolded here, where cannon fire echoed across the mangroves and Dutch banners flew over newly conquered land. This was not only a frontier of empire, but also the outer edge of a conflict that would sha...

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil Estamos na Praça do Córrego da Batalha, no município de Jaboatão dos Guararapes. A praça dá início à uma avenida que igualmente é chamada de Córrego da Batalha e também à subida para os Montes Guararapes. Tudo aqui no entorno parece fazer referência ao período holandês em Pernambuco, entre 1630 e 1654, mais especificamente aos dois conflitos entre holandeses e portug...

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil We bevinden ons op het Praça do Córrego da Batalha, in de gemeente Jaboatão dos Guararapes. Een córrego is een riviertje. Het plein markeert het begin van een avenue die eveneens Córrego da Batalha heet, en leidt naar de Guararapes-heuvels. Alles in de omgeving hier lijkt te verwijzen naar de Nederlandse periode in Pernambuco, van tussen 1630 en 1654, meer specifiek...

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil We are at Praça do Córrego da Batalha, in the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes. A córrego is a brook, or stream. The square marks the beginning of an avenue also called Córrego da Batalha, as well as the ascent to the Guararapes Hills. Everything in the surrounding area seems to reference the Dutch period in Pernambuco, lasting from 1630 to 1654, more specific...

Cidade Velha Cabo Verde Estamos diante do pelourinho de Cidade Velha, no sul da ilha de Santiago, em Cabo Verde. O centro histórico de Cidade Velha é um Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO. A cidade de Ribeira Grande, rebatizada como Cidade Velha no final do século XVIII, foi o primeiro posto colonial europeu nos trópicos. Ela ainda preserva parte do traçado original das ruas e impressionantes estruturas...

Cidade Velha Cabo Verde We staan hier bij de pelourinho in Cidade Velha, in het zuiden van het eiland Santiago, in Kaapverdië. Het historische centrum van Cidade Velha is een UNESCO-werelderfgoedlocatie. De stad Ribeira Grande, die aan het eind van de 18e eeuw werd hernoemd tot Cidade Velha, ‘Oude Stad’, was de eerste Europese koloniale nederzetting in de tropen. De stad bevat nog steeds delen van...

Cidade Velha Cabo Verde We’re at the pelourinho in Cidade Velha, in the south of the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha, ‘Old Town’, in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. The town features some of the original street layout and impressive...

Livorno Italy Estamos em frente à nova sinagoga de Livorno. Ela foi concluída em 1962, a poucos metros de onde ficava a antiga sinagoga, destruída durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. A sinagoga original foi construída em 1607, tornando-se o principal local de culto da comunidade judaica sefardita de Livorno.

Livorno Italy We staan voor de nieuwe synagoge van Livorno. Deze werd voltooid in 1962, vlak om de hoek van waar de oude synagoge stond, die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd verwoest. Die oorspronkelijke synagoge werd gebouwd in 1607 en werd het centrale gebedshuis voor de Sefardische joodse gemeenschap in Livorno.

Livorno Italy We’re standing in front of the new synagogue of Livorno. It was completed in 1962, just around the corner from where the old synagogue used to stand, which was destroyed during World War 2. That synagogue was originally built in 1607, when it became the central place of worship for the Sephardic jewish community in Livorno.

Bergen The Netherlands Estamos no antigo escritório do Noorderkwartier, uma das câmaras da Companhia Holandesa das Índias Ocidentais, em Hoorn. No século XVII, os oficiais dessa câmara foram influenciados por panfletos anônimos que tentavam moldar a política comercial com o Brasil.

Bergen The Netherlands We bevinden ons naast het voormalige kantoor van het Noorderkwartier, een van de kamers van de West-Indische Compagnie, in Hoorn. In de 17e eeuw lieten de bestuurders van deze kamer zich beïnvloeden door anonieme pamfletten die het beleid over de handel met Brazilië trachtten te sturen.

Bergen The Netherlands We’re at the former offices of the Noorderkwartier, one of the chambers of the Dutch West India Company, in Hoorn. In the 17th century, its officers were swayed by anonymous pamphlets attempting to influence policy on trade with Brazil.

Pedro R gis Brazil É certo que o litoral paraibano é um dos destinos mais procurados pelo turismo no Brasil. São belas opções de praias ao longo da costa da Paraíba, uma delas esta onde estamos agora, a praia chamada de Baía da Traição. Hoje, o mar de águas mornas e a longa faixa de areia garantem um cenário calmo e paradisíaco, muito diferente do contexto do ano 1645, quando inicia-se a guerra de...

Pedro R gis Brazil Het is een feit dat de kust van Paraíba een van de populairste toeristische bestemmingen van Brazilië is. Langs deze kust liggen talloze prachtige stranden, waaronder het strand waar we ons nu bevinden: Baía da Traição. Tegenwoordig zorgen de warme zee en het lange zandstrand voor een kalme en paradijselijke sfeer, heel anders dan wat we hier in 1645 zouden hebben aangetroffen,...

Pedro R gis Brazil It's true that the Paraíba coast is one of the most popular destinations for tourism in Brazil. There are many beautiful beaches along the coast of Paraíba, one of which is where we are now, the beach called Baía da Traição. Today, the warm sea and long stretch of sand guarantee a calm and paradisiacal setting, very different from what we would have found in 1645, when the war t...

Quando pensamos na ocupação holandesa no Brasil no século 17, geralmente pensamos na região Nordeste, onde os invasores financiados pela Companhia das Índias Ocidentais ficaram por 24 anos, mas eles também chegaram a ocupar territórios do Norte, floresta a dentro.

Wanneer we het hebben over de Nederlandse bezetting van Brazilië in de 17e eeuw, denken we meestal aan het noordoosten van het land, waar de Hollandse bezetters, gefinancierd door de West-Indische Compagnie, 24 jaar verbleven. Maar de Hollandse tentakels reikten verder, tot diep in het noorden, diep in het regenwoud.

We are on the banks of the Xingu River, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. When we think of the Dutch occupation of Brazil in the 17th century, we usually think of the Brazilian north-east, where the invaders financed by the Dutch West India Company stayed for 24 years, but they also came to occupy territories in the north, deep into the rainforest.

Recife Brazil Estamos aqui, parados diante da estátua da deusa Atena — ou Minerva, para os romanos — na cabeceira da Ponte Maurício de Nassau, no Recife. A deusa da sabedoria, das artes e da estratégia chegou aqui em 1917, como parte de uma grande reforma urbana. Recife queria se vestir de capital moderna e, para isso, buscou inspiração na Europa. O governador à época, José Rufino Bezerra Cavalcan...

Recife Brazil We staan hier voor het standbeeld van de godin Athena, of Minerva, mocht je jezelf meer associëren met de Romeinen, in plaats van de oude Grieken, aan het begin van de Mauritsbrug in Recife. De godin van wijsheid en kunst kwam hier aan in 1917 als onderdeel van een grote stedenbouwkundige hervorming. Recife wilde zich presenteren als een moderne hoofdstad en zocht daarvoor inspiratie...

Recife Brazil We stand here before the statue of the goddess Athena, or, if you’re more Roman inclined, Minerva, at the head of the Maurício de Nassau Bridge, in Recife. The goddess of wisdom, the arts, and strategy arrived here in 1917 as part of a major urban reform. Recife wanted to present itself as a modern capital, and to do so, it looked to Europe for inspiration. The governor at the time,...