Portuguese people

groups of people who each have their own traditions and beliefs. Having such a diversity of people and cultures is what makes South Africa so unique. In the true sense of the phrase, we are a rainbow nation. The Portuguese culture and heritage is one that is quite dense and easily found within the mix of all the other cultures in South Africa. South Africa has approximately three hundred thousand Portuguese people living in it. Making it the 7th on the list of countries with the most Portuguese people

The Portuguese presence in King Afonso’s kingdom had many detrimental effects, including ones derived from the trade of excess goods, illegal slavery, and disease. According to King Afonso, the Portuguese coming into the Kongo undermined his authority when they they gave away a profusion of goods. Portuguese officials were allowing merchants to set up shops and sell goods that were prohibited, and this was done in such abundance that the people lower than the King no longer obeyed the authority,

The Portuguese had and Eurocentric and submission approach when it came to the intellectual abilities of the Mozambicans rather than a plan for development. Mondlane states that “Africa in particular was thought to have made no contribution to human development

African colonies since the era of overseas exploration. The first violent occupation from the Portuguese took place in Ceuta in 1415, in the north of the African continent, however, the real discovery of the continent took place little over the 15th century, expanding also to the Latin America (Brazil) and Asia (China and India). In the 17th century, the British, French and Deutsch expelled the Portuguese from the best coastal areas in order to pursue the slave trade. Portugal and Spain kept some

Linguistic imperialism in Latin America started with the ‘discovery’ and the occupation of the New World by the European powers. Spanish and Portuguese language were imposed on the local populations and therefore many indigenous languages vanished. This essay will especially focus on Brazil and the

Background Angola is one of the many African countries which suffered from the Portuguese colonisation in earlier years. The colonisation these African countries suffered from (specifically Angola), began in the mid eighteenth century (Santos, 2010), where European countries identified the many resources that these countries were rich in, and found an opportunity to possess them through migrating to these countries and taking over the governance in these countries, changing the system in a way that

communities in the East and West African coasts. Finally, I will look to answer the question on who discovered whom, and conclude by looking at the long term effects of Portuguese contact with Africa. When taken out of its specific region, and time period, what can the Benin plaque the oba with Europeans tell us about its people and culture? An effort to impress the King of Benin was a likely motivation for the production of this work of art. His central placement and diminutive imprint of the Europeans

Independence movements have occurred across the globe as long as countries have existed. Stronger and more developed countries frequently attempt to grow their empires through means of colonization or imperialism which leave long-lasting effects on nations and generations to come. The two nations that I have chosen to compare and contrast with regards to independence movements are Morocco and Brazil. Each country experienced pros and cons during the time they were under the control of different nations

Vasco da Gama once said “I am not afraid of the darkness. Real death is preferable to a life without living.” Vasco da Gama might have been one of the great European explorers of his time. To start off, Vasco Da Gama was born in 1460, the son of a lower class nobleman. He had 5 siblings in all, 1 sister and 4 brothers. Da Gama’s mother was Isabel Sodré, and his dad was Estêvão da Gama. Not much is known about da Gama’s early life, but he would go on to marry Catarina de Ataíde and have three

After conquering Brazil, the Portuguese did not know what to do. They were good at conquering, but unlike Spain, they had no intention of colonization. This act made Brazil akin to a broken land, with no governmental power67. Even though they only stayed in Brazil for ten days, Cabral and his men, along with Da Gama later, made significant changes (most were not good) to the native life. The people of Brazil did not need the European intervention. It is a literal truth that the Europeans did nothing