Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha
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In his letter to Manuel I of Portugal, Pêro Vaz de Caminha gives what is considered by many today as being one of the most accurate accounts of what Brazil used to look like in 1500. "Arvoredo Tanto, e tamanho, e tão basto, e de tanta folhagem, que não se pode calcular", which roughly translates as "The vastness of the treeline and foliage is incalculable", is one of Pêro's most famous descriptions.
He describes on a diary form the first journey from Portugal to Brazil and their arrival in this country. This letter is consider the first document of the Brazilian history as much as its first literature text. The original of this 27 pages document can be found in the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Lisbon.
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