Expanding the colonization of the Brazilian Amazon through gold mining

Mongabay
Aug 1, 2024, 7:13 am509 ptsHot
Gold was central to the colonization of the Mato Grosso state area. The state’s current capital city, Cuiabá, was founded by bandeirantes, settlers in Portuguese Brazil from São Paulo, who discovered gold in the region in 1719. As they explored, they found gold in the upper reaches of the Rio Guaporé,…

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