Dutch Brazil
E3816
Dutch Brazil was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colony in northeastern Brazil, centered on Recife, that served as a key hub for the Atlantic sugar and slave trades.
Observed surface forms (8)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colony
ⓘ
former colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dutch Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Brazil of the Netherlands
New Holland ⓘ Dutch Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuw Holland
|
| architecturalWork | Mauritsstad ⓘ |
| capital | Recife ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Recife ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Luso-Brazilian planters
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ sugar production ⓘ |
| endTime | 1654 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
ⓘ
surface form:
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
|
| involvedIn |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
Atlantic sugar trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| mainExport | sugar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
religious toleration policies under John Maurice
ⓘ
role in global sugar market in the 17th century ⓘ urban planning and fortifications in Recife ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Brazil
|
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruler |
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
ⓘ
surface form:
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
|
| rulerEndTime | 1644 ⓘ |
| rulerStartTime | 1637 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Portuguese reconquest of Recife
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Guararapes
Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch conquest of Recife
Portuguese reconquest of Recife ⓘ
surface form:
Insurrection of Pernambuco
Portuguese reconquest of Recife ⓘ |
| startTime | 1630 ⓘ |
| successor |
Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Brazil
|
| territoryIncludes |
Alagoas
ⓘ
Ceará ⓘ Olinda ⓘ Paraíba ⓘ Pernambuco ⓘ Recife ⓘ Rio Grande do Norte ⓘ Sergipe ⓘ |
| usedLabor |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
indigenous peoples ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nieuw Holland
this entity surface form:
Brazil of the Netherlands
this entity surface form:
New Holland (Dutch colony)
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Brazil (parts)
this entity surface form:
Pernambuco
this entity surface form:
Bahia (briefly)
this entity surface form:
Dutch Brazil (briefly, as a related Atlantic possession)
subject surface form:
Dutch West India Company
this entity surface form:
Dutch West India Company colonies