“Não sem (o) norte”: a Amazônia colonial na recente seara historiográfica (1990-2020)

Abstract

The State of Maranhão and Grão-Pará composed, from 1621 to 1772, together with the State of Brazil, Portuguese America. Long-time seen as a peripheral and precarious colony, recent historiography pays attention to the specificities of the region’s historical formation, as a strategic frontier with diverse population groups in intense interaction and mobility, with emphasis on the knowledge and agency of the indigenous peoples.