Viewpoints – Placecloud

Recife Brazil We find ourselves in front of the Santa Isabel Theatre, in the Santo Antônio neighbourhood, in the centre of Recife. Inaugurated in 1850, it was named in honour of Princess Isabel, daughter of the second and last Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, who reigned between 1840 and 1889, when he was deposed by a coup that resulted in the proclamation of the Republic.

Recife Brazil No período em que a Companhia da Índias Ocidentais colonizou territórios do Nordeste do Brasil em nome do governo da Holanda foi produzido um grande volume de relatórios, cartas, editais, leis, petições, entre outros documentos que iam e vinham entre a Holanda e o Brasil. Eles fazem parte da história dos dois países e grande parte pode ser consultada aqui, no Instituto Arqueológico,...

Recife Brazil Gedurende de periode waarin de West-Indische Compagnie namens de Nederlandse regering het noordoosten van Brazilië koloniseerde, werd een grote hoeveelheid rapporten, brieven, berichten, wetten, petities en andere documenten heen en weer gestuurd tussen Nederland en Brazilië. Een significant deel van deze documenten kunnen hier worden geraadpleegd, in het Archeologisch, Historisch en...

Recife Brazil During the period in which the Dutch West India Company colonised territories in the north-east of Brazil on behalf of the Dutch government, a large volume of reports, letters, notices, laws, petitions, and other documents were produced, and sent back and forth between Holland and Brazil. They allow us to reconstruct this period of the history of both countries, and many of these doc...

Amsterdam The Netherlands Estamos em frente à casa de Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, nome essencial na definição de Maurício de Nassau como governador-geral do Brasil Holandês, no século 17.

Amsterdam The Netherlands We staan hier voor het huis van Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, wiens rol essentieel was voor de benoeming van Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen tot gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Brazilië.

Amsterdam The Netherlands We’re standing in front of the home of Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, who was essential in the appointment of John Maurice de Nassau-Siegen as governor-general of Dutch Brazil.

Ludwigsbrunn Germany João Maurício, Príncipe de Nassau-Siegen, nasceu em 17 de junho de 1604, em Dillenburg que hoje fica na Alemanha mas, na época do nascimento de Maurício, fazia parte do Sacro Império Romano, que se via como o sucessor natural de Roma e, no auge, se estendia por uma área que incluía Roma, Berlim, Viena e Amsterdã.

Ludwigsbrunn Germany Johan Maurits, Prins van Nassau-Siegen, werd geboren op 17 juni 1604 in Dillenburg. Tegenwoordig ligt Dillenburg in Duitsland, maar ten tijde van Maurits' geboorte maakte het deel uit van het Heilige Roomse Rijk, dat zichzelf zag als de natuurlijke opvolger van het klassieke Rome en op zijn hoogtepunt een gebied besloeg dat Rome, Berlijn, Wenen, en Amsterdam omvatte.

Ludwigsbrunn Germany John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, was born on June 17, 1604, in Dillenburg. Today, Dillenburg is in Germany, but at the time of Maurice’s birth, it was part of the Holy Roman Empire, which saw itself as the natural successor to Rome, and, at its height, covered a land area that included Rome, Berlin, Vienna, and Amsterdam.

Pedro R gis Brazil Estamos em território indígena potiguara, em frente à sede da Associação Cultural Indígena Potiguara Toré Forte, na Baía da Traição, litoral do Estado da Paraíba. O grupo já habitava o litoral do Nordeste do Brasil desde a chegada dos portugueses e enfrentou sucessivos processos de desestruturação do seu mundo tradicional provocados pelas colonizações portuguesa, desde o século...

Pedro R gis Brazil We staan hier op traditioneel inheems gebied van de Potiguara, direct voor het hoofdkwartier van de Potiguara Indigenous Cultural Association Toré Forte, in Baía da Traição, aan de kust van de staat Paraíba. De groep woont in dit deel van het noordoosten van Brazilië al sinds de komst van de Portugezen, en heeft te maken gehad met opeenvolgende pogingen van vernietiging van hun...

Pedro R gis Brazil We are in Potiguara indigenous territory, in front of the headquarters of the Potiguara Indigenous Cultural Association Toré Forte, in Baía da Traição, on the coast of the state of Paraíba. The group has inhabited the coast of north-eastern Brazil at least since the arrival of the Portuguese and has had to counter successive attempts at destruction of their traditional world cau...

Recife Brazil Estamos no Bairro do Recife, no centro da capital pernambucana. Esta região já fez parte de um território conhecido por outro nome: Mauricéia, ou Cidade Maurícia no século 17. O nome foi dado pelo governador Maurício de Nassau, que administrou o Brasil Holandês, entre 1637 e 1644, durante a invasão holandesa que durou 24 anos nestas terras.

Recife Brazil We bevinden ons in de Bairro do Recife, in het centrum van de hoofdstad van Pernambuco. Dit gebied was ooit onder een andere naam bekend, specifiek gedurende een deel van de 17e eeuw: Mauritsstad. Deze naam komt van de toenmalige gouverneur Maurits van Nassau, die het Nederlandse Brazilië bestuurde tussen 1637 en 1644, dit tijdens de 24-jarige Nederlandse bezetting van de regio.

Recife Brazil We are in the Bairro do Recife, in the centre of the capital of the state of Pernambuco. This area was once known by another name: During part of the 17th century, this was Mauritius. The name was bestowed by Governor Maurice de Nassau, who administered Dutch Brazil between 1637 and 1644, during the 24-year period of Dutch control.

Recife Brazil Estamos no Museu do Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE), localizado no bairro das Graças, Zona Norte do Recife. Um equipamento fundado em 1930 e com um acervo de mais de 12 mil itens. Foi o MEPE que, nos meses de agosto e setembro 2024, recebeu a exposição 1654 – 370 Anos da Rendição dos Holandeses em Pernambuco.

Recife Brazil We zijn hier in het Staatsmuseum van Pernambuco (MEPE), gelegen in de wijk Graças, in de noordelijke zone van Recife. Het museum werd opgericht in 1930 en heeft een collectie van meer dan 12000 voorwerpen. In augustus en september van 2024 was hier de tentoonstelling 1654 - 370 jaar Nederlandse overgave in Pernambuco te zien.

Recife Brazil We're at the Pernambuco State Museum (MEPE), located in the Graças neighbourhood, in Recife's North Zone. It was founded in 1930 and has a collection of over 12000 items. In August and September 2024, MEPE hosted the exhibition 1654 - 370 Years of the Dutch Surrender in Pernambuco.

Recife Brazil Estamos no Porto do Recife, onde desembarcou em 1637 a holandesa Sara Hendricx que chegou ao Brasil travestida de homem em um navio da Companhia das Índias Ocidentais, empresa privada que explorou possessões na América e na África em nome dos Estados Gerais da Holanda no Século 17. Sua história, fragmentada e reconstruída a partir de diferentes documentos do período, reforça as relaç...

Recife Brazil We zijn hier in de haven van Recife, waar de Nederlandse Sara Hendricx in 1637 aan land kwam. Ze arriveerde in Brazilië, verkleed als man, op een schip van de West-Indische Compagnie, de particuliere onderneming die in de 17e eeuw namens de Nederlandse Staat bezittingen in Amerika en Afrika bestuurde. Haar verhaal, gefragmenteerd en gereconstrueerd uit verschillende documenten uit di...

Recife Brazil We are in the Port of Recife, where the Dutch woman Sara Hendricx landed in 1637. She arrived in Brazil dressed as a man on a ship belonging to the Dutch West India Company, the private company that explored possessions in America and Africa on behalf of the Dutch State in the 17th century. Her story, fragmented and reconstructed from different documents from the period, reinforces t...

Tamandar Brazil Estamos na pequena cidade de Porto Calvo, a paróquia mais antiga do estado de Alagoas. Os portugueses expulsaram a população original da área no século 16 e começaram a cultivar cana-de-açúcar aqui. Em 1609, nasceu neste local seu filho mais famoso, e talvez o traidor mais famoso do Brasil: Domingos Fernandes Calabar.

Tamandar Brazil We zijn nu in het plaatsje Porto Calvo, de oudste parochie in de staat Alagoas. De Portugezen verdreven hier de oorspronkelijke bevolking in de 16e eeuw om suikerriet te verbouwen. In 1609 werd hier de beroemdste bewoner van de stad, en misschien wel de beroemdste verrader van Brazilië, Domingos Fernandes Calabar, geboren.

Tamandar Brazil We’re in the tiny town of Porto Calvo, the oldest parish in the state of Alagoas. The Portuguese expelled the original population from the area in the 16th century, and started cultivating sugarcane. Then, in 1609, its most famous son, and perhaps Brazil’s most famous traitor, Domingos Fernandes Calabar was born here.