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The gold rush opened up the major gold-producing area of Ouro Preto (Portuguese for black gold), then known as Vila Rica. Eventually, the Brazilian Gold Rush created the world's longest gold rush period and the largest gold mines in South America. The rush began when bandeirantes discovered large gold deposits in the mountains of Minas Gerais.
O ciclo do ouro, também referido como ciclo da mineração e corrida do ouro, foi o período da história brasileira em que a extração e exportação do ouro dominou a dinâmica econômica do Brasil Colônia. [1]
Ouroboros. An ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract [1] The ouroboros or uroboros ( / ˌjʊərəˈbɒrəs /; [2] / ˌʊərəˈbɒrəs / [3]) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon [4] eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition.
O ciclo do ouro, também referido como ciclo da mineração e corrida do ouro, foi o período da história brasileira em que a extração e exportação do ouro dominou a dinâmica econômica do Brasil Colônia.
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Its origin is from the Latin word olivarĭus , meaning ' olive tree '. In Spain and Portuguese, de Oliveira may refer to both 'of the olive tree' and/or 'from the olive tree'. de Oliveira was one of the Conversos surnames adopted by Sephardic families after converting (often forced) to Christianity. [1]
