FIRST - City in Brazil - Sao Vicente,Brazil
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saopaulo1
S 23° 58.026 W 046° 22.985
23K E 359280 N 7348725
First established city in Brazil.
Waymark Code: WM1T81
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 07/05/2007
Views: 44
"It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, now the state of São Paulo. Established as a proper village in 1532 by Martim Afonso de Souza on what was then the Porto dos Escravos (port of the slaves), operated by three Portuguese colonists who trafficked on slaves captured by allied tribes, São Vicente is titled Cellula Mater (Mother Cell) of Brazil for being the first organized town in the country. The first City Council of all the Americas was democratically elected and established in São Vicente on August 22, 1532." (Source: Wikipedia)
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 08/22/1532
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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