The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was one of the hereditarily granted administrative subdivisions of northeastern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from 1534 to 1821, with a brief interruption from 1630 to 1654 when it was part of Dutch Brazil. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was one of the hereditarily granted administrative subdivisions of northeastern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from 1534 to 1821, with a brief interruption from 1630 to 1654 when it was part of Dutch Brazil. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
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