What wasn't known at the time of the issue of the bull was just how far east South America extends into the Atlantic. The east coast of Brazil lies over 2,000 miles east of the Bahamas, where Columbus ...
Learn the little-known story of a Catholic princess who worked to end slavery in Brazil. The statue of Christ the Redeemer, Cristo Redentor, on Mount Corcovado, looks over Rio de Janeiro, with the ...