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Recife Brazil If you're listening to this very text, not reading it, in front of this beautiful red house in the heart of the city's historic center, it's certainly not carnival.

Wilmington United States Estamos no Fort Christina Park, local do antigo Fort Christina, o primeiro assentamento sueco na América do Norte e principal colônia da Nova Suécia. O forte foi construído em 1638 e recebeu o nome da Rainha Christina.

Wilmington United States We staan hier in Fort Christina Park, ooit de locatie van Fort Christina, de eerste Zweedse nederzetting in Noord-Amerika en de belangrijkste locatie van de kolonie Nieuw-Zweden. Het fort werd in 1638 gebouwd en vernoemd naar koningin Christina van Zweden.

Wilmington United States We’re at Fort Christina Park, once the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal location of the New Sweden colony. The fort was built in 1638 and named after Queen Christina of Sweden.

Em 27 de janeiro de 1654, aqui nas imediações do Forte das Cinco Pontas, onde estamos agora, foi assinada a capitulação das tropas holandesas.

Recife Brazil Op 27 januari 1654 werd hier, in de buurt van Forte das Cinco Pontas, waar we ons nu bevinden, de capitulatie van de Nederlandse troepen ondertekend, waarmee het bestuur van de kolonie overging in de handen van de voormalige bestuurders, Portugal.

On January 27, 1654, here in the vicinity of Forte das Cinco Pontas, where we are now, the capitulation of the Dutch troops was signed, in favour of the Portuguese, handing back control of the colony to its former masters.

Recife Brazil Quem entra na Capela Dourada, onde estamos agora, dificilmente não se impressiona com a beleza desse templo quase que inteiramente banhado de ouro.

Recife Brazil Het is moeilijk niet onder de indruk te zijn, wanneer je de Capela Dourada, de Gouden Kapel, binnen wandelt.

Recife Brazil Anyone who enters the Capela Dourada, the Golden Chapel, where we are now, can hardly fail to be impressed by the beauty of this almost entirely gold-plated temple.

Recife Brazil Estamos em frente à reitoria da Uninassau, localizada no bairro das Graças, no Recife. O Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau, como você já deve ter percebido pela fachada deste prédio histórico, homenageia um personagem muito importante para a invasão holandesa em Pernambuco no século 17: O Conde Maurício de Nassau, que governou o Brasil-Holandês de 1637 a 1644.

Recife Brazil We staan hier voor één van de gebouwen van Uninassau, gelegen in de wijk Graças in Recife. De naam van de Maurits van Nassau Universiteit is een eerbetoon aan een centraal figuur van de Nederlandse invasie van Pernambuco in de 17e eeuw: graaf Maurits van Nassau, die van 1637 tot 1644 over Nederlands Brazilië regeerde.

Recife Brazil We are standing in front of the rectory of Uninassau, located in the Graças neighbourhood in Recife. The Maurice de Nassau University pays homage to a central figure of the Dutch invasion of Pernambuco in the 17th century: Count Maurice de Nassau, who ruled Dutch Brazil from 1637 to 1644.

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil Aqui, neste local, no Monte dos Guararapes, aconteceram duas batalhas decisivas para a expulsão dos holandeses do Brasil em 1654, depois de 24 anos de colonização particular dos empresários da Companhia das Índias Ocidentais, com aval dos Estados Gerais.

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil Hier, bij Monte dos Guararapes, vonden twee beslissende veldslagen plaats die leidden tot het verdrijven van de Nederlanders uit Brazilië in 1654, na 24 jaar kolonisatie door de zakenlui van de West-Indische Compagnie, hoewel met de steun van de Nederlandse Staten-Generaal.

Jaboat o dos Guararapes Brazil Here, at Monte dos Guararapes, two decisive battles took place that led to the expulsion of the Dutch from Brazil in 1654, after 24 years of private colonisation by the entrepreneurs of the Dutch West India Company, with the backing of the Dutch States General, that is, the Dutch government.

Recife Brazil Aqui, na Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Militares, no bairro de Santo Antônio, no Recife, está uma das representações mais conhecidas das Batalhas dos Montes Guararapes, principais ações bélicas ocorridas no Nordeste brasileiro contra a presença dos holandeses na região.

Recife Brazil Hier, in de kerk van Nossa Senhora dos Militares, in de wijk Santo Antônio in Recife, vinden we één van de bekendste afbeeldingen van één van de veldslagen bij Guararapes, belangrijke momenten in het verdrijven van de Hollanders, door de Portugezen, uit het noordoosten van Brazilië.

Recife Brazil Here, in the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Militares, in the Santo Antônio neighbourhood of Recife, we find one of the best-known representations of the Battles of Guararapes, decisive battles between the Portuguese and Dutch, here in the northeast of Brazil.

Recife Brazil O bairro de Boa Viagem, onde estamos agora, é o destino turístico preferido no Recife. É onde fica a praia de mesmo nome, cartão postal da cidade. Quem estiver de visita por aqui também pode conferir a importante obra de um dos principais artistas plásticos pernambucanos, o ceramista, pintor e painelista Francisco Brennand, falecido em 2019.

Recife Brazil In de wijk Boa Viagem, waar we nu zijn, vinden we de meest populaire toeristische bestemming van Recife, het prachtige strand, met dezelfde naam. Als je dit deel van de stad bezoekt, kan je ook een belangrijk werk bekijken van een van de meest prominente kunstenaars van Pernambuco, Francisco Brennand, die in 2019 overleed.

Recife Brazil The Boa Viagem neighbourhood, where we find ourselves now, is Recife's favourite tourist destination. It's home to the lovely beach of the same name. Anyone visiting here can also check out the important work of one of Pernambuco's leading artists, Francisco Brennand, who passed away in 2019.

Cicero ndia Brazil Na praça Maria Camarão, na região central do distrito de Tejucupapo, município de Goiana, em Pernambuco, na região Nordeste do Brasil, fica a estátua de uma mulher altiva segurando um barril na cabeça e uma faca na mão direita. A personagem representada tem o mesmo nome da praça e é o símbolo de um povo que se lembra da própria história.

Cicero ndia Brazil Op het Maria Camarão-plein, in het centrum van de wijk Tejucupapo, in de gemeente Goiana, in Pernambuco, in het noordoosten van Brazilië, staat een standbeeld van een trotse vrouw met een bak boven haar hoofd en een mes in haar rechterhand. De vrouw heeft dezelfde naam als het plein en dient als een symbool voor de bewoners van dit dorp, en de regio, voor hen die zich hun eigen...

Cicero ndia Brazil In Maria Camarão square, in the centre of the district of Tejucupapo, in the municipality of Goiana, Pernambuco, in the north-east of Brazil, stands a statue of a proud woman holding a vessel over her head and a knife in her right hand. The character here depicted has the same name as the square and is the symbol of a people who remember their own history.