A Dutch Amazon

02/05/2025 4 min
A Dutch Amazon

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Episode Synopsis

We are on the banks of the Xingu River, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
When we think of the Dutch occupation of Brazil in the 17th century, we usually think of the Brazilian north-east, where the invaders financed by the Dutch West India Company stayed for 24 years, but they also came to occupy territories in the north, deep into the rainforest.