World Heritage of Portuguese Origin by The Perfect Tourist

The Nossa Senhora da Graça incident, Nagazaki, Japan 1610

The Nossa Senhora da Graça incident, alternatively called the Madre de Deus incident, was a four-day naval action between a Portuguese carrack and samurai junks…

Siege of Moji, in Japan 1561

The Siege of Moji was a siege in 1561 against…

Nanban trade, The Cultural encounter

Japan, “Closed Country Edict of 1635” and “Exclusion of The Portuguese, 1639”

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

A few years after the discovery of Brazil, an expedition led by Martim Afonso de Sousa arrived with his caravels to the Rio de la…

Rio de Janeiro, Capital of Portugal, The Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil

The transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil refers…

Fortaleza do Monte, Fortress in Macau

Fortaleza do Monte, Portuguese for Mount Fortress, also Monte Forte; officially Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora do Monte de São Paulo, in English: Fortress of Our Lady…

Battle of Macau, 1622

The Battle of Macau in 1622 was a conflict…

Socrota Island, Indian Ocean

In 1507, a Portuguese fleet commanded by Tristão da Cunha with Afonso de Albuquerque landed at the then capital of Suq and captured the port…

Persian–Portuguese war, 1507-1622

Persian–Portuguese war took place between 1507 and 1622 and…

Forte de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Ormuz, Fortress in Hormuz

Pulicat, The Portuguese established a trading post 1502

Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) is a historic seashore town in “north of Chennai” in Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is about 60 km north…

Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India

The postal history of Portuguese India goes back to…

Portuguese Indian rupia

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Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam by constanca - Comments Off on Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam

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Brazil: Five Centuries of Change, 2nd Edition (Latin American Histories)

By constanca on August 4, 2015.

Revised and updated in this second edition, Brazil: Five Centuries of Change vividly traces the development of Brazil over…

1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How A Weak Prince, A Mad Queen, And The British Navy Tricked Napoleon And Changed The New World

Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio De Janeiro, 1808-1821

The First Global Village, Martin Page

1509 A Batalha que Mudou o Domínio do Comércio Global

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The King João VI Arrival in Lisbon From Brazil in 1821

By constanca on August 4, 2015.

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The Armada Invencible living Lisbon 1588

Fortress of Hormuz, Gaspar Correia. “Legends of India”, c. 1556

Portuguese carracks unload cargo in Lisbon

Engravings: View all

16th century map of African coast, showing A mina, São Jorge da Mina Castle

By constanca on July 17, 2015.

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16th century map of African coast, showing A mina, São Jorge da Mina Castle

Goa, India, 1596, Linschoten map

Red Sea, watching the island of Socotra and the Persian Gulf (blue) with the Strait of Hormuz (Cantino planisphere, 1502).

Brazil 1519

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Canada, Terra Nova View all

Canada, Portugal Claimed in 1499

By constanca on June 20, 2015.

Based on the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese Crown, under the kings Manuel I, John III and Sebastian, also claimed territorial rights in North America(reached by John Cabot in 1497 and 1498). To that end,…

Ormuz View all

Persian–Portuguese war, 1507-1622

By constanca on June 21, 2015.

Persian–Portuguese war took place between 1507 and 1622 and involved the Portuguese Empire and its vassal, the Kingdom of Ormus, on one side, and the Safavid Empirewith the…

The Capture of Ormuz in 1507

India

Pulicat, The Portuguese established a trading post 1502

Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) is a historic seashore town in “north of Chennai” in Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, South India.…

Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India

The postal history of Portuguese India goes back to the earlier days of the colony. The postal history begins with…

Portuguese Indian escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portuguese India between 1958 and 1961. It was divisible into 100 centavos and was…

Portuguese Indian rupia

The rupia was the currency of Portuguese India until 1958. Before 1871, the rupia was subdivided into 750 bazarucos, 600…

Tangasseri, India

Tangasseri or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kollam city, Kerala,…

St. Angelo Fort, in Kannur or Cannanore

St. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta), is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km…

Brazil Colonial Cities View all

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

By constanca on August 12, 2015.

A few years after the discovery of Brazil, an expedition led by Martim Afonso de Sousa arrived with his caravels…

São João del-Rei, in Brazil

By constanca on June 21, 2015.

São João del-Rei was founded in the 18th century and has a great number of buildings from that era, including…

Mariana, in Brazil

By constanca on June 21, 2015.

The origin of the city dates back to the late seventeenth century, a time when pioneers came to the region…

Salvador, in Brazil

By constanca on June 21, 2015.

Salvador, formerly São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints”) and known…

Portuguese India Armadas View all

Portuguese India Armadas, Seaworthiness and Artillery