OLINDA

oolēnˈdə, city (1991 pop. 341,394), Pernambuco state, E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1537, it was captured by the Dutch in the 1630s and burned to the ground. The rebuilt city served as a provincial capital until 1827. Olinda has a small crafts industry. Its reputation as a center of learning dates from 1796, when a Jesuit seminary was founded there.

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books on: Olinda  - 198 results

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Brazilian Culture: An Introduction to the Study of Culture in Brazil
Book by Fernando de Azevedo, William Rex Crawford; Macmillan, 1950
Subjects: Brazil--Civilization, Brazil--Intellectual Life, Education--Brazil
...Azeredo Coutinho and the Seminary of Olinda -- The work of Dom Joao VI: the founder...Paulo. Church of St. Benedict, Olinda. Photo by Stille, in collection of the...Geography and Statistics. Cathedral of Olinda, Pernambuco. Photo by Stille, in collection...
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The Gift of Life: Female Spirituality and Healing in Northern Peru
Book by Bonnie Glass-Coffin; University of New Mexico Press, 1998
Subjects: Chiclayo (Peru : Province)--Social Life And Customs, Rites And Ceremonies--Peru--Chiclayo (Province), Shamanism--Peru--Chiclayo (Province), Women Healers--Peru--Chiclayo (Province), Women Shamans--Peru--Chiclayo (Province)
...Clorinda, Vicky, Yolanda, Flor, and most especially to Isabel and Olinda, I owe the largest debt of gratitude, and these pages are a...own lived experience with my principal informants, Isabel and Olinda, as they worked to heal me of a spiritual illness. Even this...
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Chapters of Brazil's Colonial History, 1500-1800
Book by Capistrano De Abreu, Arthur Brakel; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Brazil--History--To 1822
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Mohawk Frontier: The Dutch Community of Schenectady, New York, 1661-1710
Book by Thomas E. Burke Jr.; Cornell University Press, 1991
Subjects: Dutch Americans--New York (State)--Schenectady--History, Schenectady (N.Y.)--History
...Jacques Cornelissen van Slyck, and Pieter Danielsen van Olinda, did make Schenectady their home, and they would be joined...outside the village proper is uncertain. In 1684 Hilletie van Olinda petitioned the Schenectady court to exchange her house for...
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In Pursuit of Honor and Power: Noblemen of the Southern Cross in Nineteenth Century in Brazil
Book by Eul - Soo Pang; University of Alabama, 1988
Subjects: Brazil--Economic Conditions--19th Century, Nobility--Brazil--History--19th Century
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journal articles on: Olinda  - 16 results

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The Hairy Leg Strikes the Individual Artist and the Brazilian Literatura De Cordel
Journal article by Candace Slater; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 95, 1982
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...Boa Viagem and to the nearby touristic city of Olinda hints at the social identity of his readers but...In fact, throughout his "The Hairy Leg in Olinda" ( A Perna Cabeluda de Olinda 1976 ) the cordel author routinely...
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Catharine Trotter: An Unknown Child?
Journal article by Margarette R. Connor; American Notes & Queries, Vol. 8, 1995
Subjects: American Literature--History And Criticism, English Philology, Motion Pictures
...biography, for example, he did not mention Olindas Adventures , the epistolary novella now...hers. In light of this "new" letter, Olindas Adventures takes on a new color. The...thwarts. By the end of the tale, young Olinda has retired to the country to await the...
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Some of Them . . . Would Always Have a Minister with Them: Mohawk Protestantism, 1683-1719
Journal article by Daniel K. Richter; American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 16, 1992
Subjects: Indians Of Central America--Periodicals
...and metis did convert to Protestantism under the instruction of lay colonists; see in particular the case of Hilletie van Olinda and her extended family ( Jasper Dankers Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter , Journal of a Voyage to New York and a Tour...
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The Pulpit and the Stage: Rabbi Joseph Silverman and the Actors' Church Alliance
Journal article by Edna Nahshon; American Jewish History, Vol. 91, 2003
Subjects: Judaism--Social aspects, Silverman, Joseph--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Theater--Religious aspects
...seventh conventions) is listed as President, Edyth Totten as First Vice President, Mary Gibbs Spooner, Second Vice President, Olinda D. Drescher, Secretary, and Ellen B. Harris, Treasurer. With the exception of Edyth Totten (1885-1953), who was twenty-one years...
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Stories from Afar: Using Children's and Young Adult Literature to Teach about Latin America
Journal article by Barbara C. Cruz; Social Education, Vol. 71, 2007
Subjects: Classroom management--Innovations, Classroom techniques--Innovations, History education--Study and teaching, History--Study and teaching, Latin American culture--Study and teaching, Literature--Usage
...about the Great Flood. Ancona, George. Carnaval. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace, 1999. The reader experiences carnival in Olinda, Brazil, through vibrant photos. Ancona, George. Mayeros. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Colorful photographs and a rich narrative...
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magazine articles on: Olinda  - 7 results

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Faith, Power and the Poor
Magazine article by Kenneth P. Serbin; The Christian Century, Vol. 116, September 22, 1999
Subjects: Bishops--Biography, Camara, Dom Helder, Bishop--Biography, Catholic Church in Brazil--History, Church and social problems--Latin America, Liberation theology--History
...anticommunist. As the new archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Dom Helder once again came...liberationists came in the archdiocese of Olinda and Recife, where Dom Helders conservative...America. Yet throughout the long crisis in Olinda and Recife, Dom Helder remained silent...
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Celebrate !Carnaval!
Magazine article by Aurelia Gomez; School Arts, Vol. 105, February 2006
Subjects: Art teachers--Methods, Arts education--Methods, Folk art--Exhibitions, Folk art--Study and teaching
...dance quadrilles in formation. Giant puppets in Recife and Olinda, Brazil, punctuate processions filled with maracatu percussion...Switzerland * Tlaxcala, Mexico * Oruro, Bolivia * Recife and Olinda, Brazil * Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago * New Orleans...
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Brazil
Magazine article by Brian J. Godfrey; Focus, Vol. 45, Summer 1999
Subjects: Brazil--Description and travel
...canals, dikes, and bridges emerged in the central areas. Nearby Olinda, founded by the Portuguese in 1537 atop a steep, elevated hill...sought out the Northeast: such picturesque cities as Salvador, Olinda, and Fortaleza, along with pristine nearby beaches, now attract...
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Deaths
Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 116, September 8, 1999
Subjects: Beker, Johan Christiaan--Biography, Camara, Helder Pessoa--Biography, Farmer, James S.--Biography, Karekin I--Biography
...stimulate and precipitate. He was a catalyst." * Catholic Archbishop Helder Pessoa Camara of Brazil died August 27 at his home in Olinda at age 90. He was noted for his work among Brazils poor, his efforts to bring about land reform, his role in the formulation...
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Brazil and UNICEF Join to End Child Prostitution
Magazine article by Arabela Rota; UN Chronicle, Vol. 34, Winter 1997
Subjects: Brazil--Social policy, Prostitution, Juvenile--Prevention, United Nations. Children's Fund--Social policy
...non-governmental organizations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Santos, State of Sao Paulo, State of Cera, Olinda, State of Pernambuco, State of Maranhao, State of Para and Brasilia DF, aim to: provide legal/psychological and medical assistance...
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newspaper articles on: Olinda  - 15 results

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WE'RE SO CLOSEIT'S A BIT LIKE HAVING A TWIN!; Actress Belinda Lang (Right) Has Known Olinda Adeane since Childhood. the 2point4 Children Star and the Journalist Are Often Mistaken for One Another and Told GARY LEBOFF Bizarre Tales of Mad Russians, Weekends at Butlin's - and When to Wear a Paper Bag
Newspaper article by Gary Leboff; The People (London, England), December 1, 1996
...Actress Belinda Lang (Right) Has Known Olinda Adeane since Childhood. the 2point4 Children...Paper Bag. by Gary Leboff Olinda On Belinda Our friendship began at a...kindergarden class there was a Belinda, an Olinda, a Melinda and even a Selinda! Both...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 28, 2007
...Harold Faria of Eugene, who died Nov. 25 of renal failure at age 67. He was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Hayward, Calif., to Manuel and OLinda Freidas Faria. He graduated from Arroyo High School in 1959. Faria was owner and president of Faria Brothers Hardware in San...
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PR's Williams to Have MRI on Knee Today; CLS Wins
Newspaper article by Jerry Fitzpatrick; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 22, 2006
...Crystal Lake Central on crutches due to injuries she suffered late in practice on Monday. The 6-foot-2 transfer student from Brea-Olinda High School in Orange County, Calif., bumped into a JV player while making a block, which caused her to land awkwardly. She...
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Smuggling Suspects Face New Charges
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 14, 2006
Subjects: Money laundering, Real estate industry, Smuggling
...Gonzalez Aparicio, 29, Dorinalda Aparicio, 34, and their mother, Olinda Aparicio, 64, all of Gaithersburg; Jair Francis, 32, of Wheaton...a Wheaton apartment for use as a brothel. Elsy Aparicio and Olinda Aparicio are under 24-hour electronic home monitoring; Mr. Jandres...
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Drug Barons' Victims at Birmingham Seminar
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 30, 2006
...trying to rebuild lives wrecked by druglords will address the seminar at the Birmingham Midlands Institute. One of the victims is Olinda Giron, aged 17, who was blinded when she stepped on an antipersonnel mine left in the fields by cocaine producers in Miraflores...
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encyclopedia articles on: Olinda  - 2 results

 
 
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Olinda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
OLINDA oolen d , city (1991 pop. 341,394), Pernambuco state, E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1537, it was captured by the Dutch in the 1630s and burned to the ground. The rebuilt city served as a provincial capital until 1827. Olinda has a small crafts industry. Its reputation as a center of learning dates from 1796, when a Jesuit seminary was founded...
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Recife
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...facilities. Founded by the Portuguese in 1548 as the port for nearby Olinda, Recife was settled by fishermen and sailors. The city was plundered...Maurice of Nassau. After the Dutch occupation, Recife replaced Olinda as capital of the Pernambuco captaincy. During World War II...


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