Gabriel Soares de Souza

Gabriel Soares de Souza

Gabriel Soares de Souza (1540 - 1592) was a Portuguese explorer and naturalist.A participant in Francisco Barretos Africa expeditions he settled in Brazil living there forseventeen years.He wrote "Tratado Descritivo do Brasil" (A Descriptive Treatise of Brazil), published in 1587. This part encyclopaedia and part personal narrative describes flora and cultivated plants, gives an account of the culture of cotton, the medicinal qualities of tobacco and the so called “trees reaes” or royal trees, trees of commercial value.It also covers native tribes. In 1591 he led an expedition along the São Francisco River.

References

*This article incorporates text from História da Literatura Brasileira, de José Veríssimo, in public domain.
* "Brasiliana da Biblioteca Nacional", Rio de Janeiro, 2001.
* Gaspar, Lúcia. "Viajantes em terras brasileiras" - "Documentos existentes no acervo da Biblioteca Central Blanche Kn"opf. Fundação Joaquim Nabuco. Recife.

External links

* [http://www.arikah.net/enciclopedia-portuguese/Gabriel_Soares_de_Souza Enciclopedia-Portuguese]


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