Skip to main content

All Questions

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
9 votes
0 answers
127 views

Who was Ribeiro Pacheco, Portuguese journalist in colonial Mozambique during the 1960s/70s?

I am stuck in the search for information about Portuguese journalists in colonial Mozambique and would like to ask for help. I've asked the question already on /Historiaemportugues/ on Reddit, and was ...
Cornelius 's user avatar
4 votes
0 answers
387 views

What did Portugal do with the money from Brazilian independence?

Brazil paid 2 million pounds sterling to Portugal as compensation for independence; this was established in the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro (1825) which was mediated by Britain. ART. IV - There will now ...
Cesar M's user avatar
  • 141
9 votes
2 answers
1k views

Did the Portuguese get anything in return when they handed back Macau?

In 1999, Portugal fully returned Macau to China. However, did they get something for giving Macau back to China, or was it just a sign of good faith and decolonization in general?
JKRT's user avatar
  • 203
5 votes
2 answers
216 views

Did the Portuguese Crown sponsor Brazilian gold-seeking expeditions (bandeiras) in the 17th century?

The end of the 17th century is the beginning of the gold rush in Brazil. Shortly before there were expeditions (bandeiras) of explorers (later called bandeirantes) who were seeking precious minerals ...
korsun's user avatar
  • 151
8 votes
1 answer
3k views

In WW2, why didn't Japan invade Macau?

Macau was a Portuguese Colony right next door to Hong Kong. Why didn't Japan invade it during WW2? Japan did invade Hong Kong, and they did invade Portuguese Timor too. Yet I am not even sure if ...
DrZ214's user avatar
  • 17.3k