History of Roraima
A stage for revolts, massacres, exploration, and development, there were numerous foreign invasions, each repelled by the Portuguese force at Forte São Joaquim.
José Miguel Aires also came up the Branco, with the goal of imprisoning indigenous people and selling them at Belém do Pará and São Luís do Maranhão, where they would become slaves.
Seeing the international interest in the region, the colonial government constructed the Forte de São Joaquim do Rio Branco (now disappeared), a mark of Portuguese hegemony in the area.
Manuel da Gama Lobo D'Almada was the pioneer who, in 1789, introduced cattle and horses to the region, which the intention of spreading his familiar civilization to this new place.
They wished to establish the comfort and luxurious way of life they were accustomed to in Europe, which caused to the southern part of the colony to develop, while the Amazon found itself abandoned.
This is a list of the leaders of the fort from this period: Among the most powerful armies to challenge Portuguese dominance in the Branco river valley were the English.
The dispute between the English and Portuguese in parts of the Brazilian territory went beyond military invasions to international diplomacy and advocateship, and lasted many years without arriving at a definite resolution.
The German Robert Hermann Schomburgk, who worked for the English, visited the area in 1835, under the pretense of researching the physical geography of the interior of Guyana.
On this date, Schomburgk drew a map with contained the regions of Tacutu, Mau and Surumu, showing that they were occupied by "independent tribes," and sent it to London.
This diplomatic impasse lasted until 1898, when Brazil agreed with Britain that the issue be submitted to the Italian government, who would serve as an arbiter for the dispute.
In 1904 a decision was made by the Italian king: 19,630 square kilometers would be taken from Brazil and given to Britain, which today form the territory of the nation of Guyana, defining the boundaries of the countries.
Another attitude which contributed to the development of the region was the construction of a road linking Boa Vista and Manaus, which today is one of the primary highways of the area, the BR-174.
In 1943, the president of the republic Getúlio Vargas created five new federal territories, of which two were renamed (Guaporé became Rondônia), two were eliminated in 1946 (Ponta Porã and Iguaçu), and one in 1988 (Fernando de Noronha).
The first acts of the new territory were: In order that these colonies would become populated, there was a package prepared for immigrants from Maranhão, which included passage to Boa Vista, lodging in the capital during the period of adaptation, 25 hectares of land, agricultural tools, seeds, plant shoots, mosquito nets, medicine, and medical and technical assistance, mechanical combine for the production of manioc flour, and ₢$30,000 for six months.
An example of the destructive power of the machines used is Tepequém, in the municipality of Amajari, where there is a space in the river called a "funnel" for its formation, acquired as a consequence of explosions made by seekers of gold, diamonds, and other precious stones.
The data for the quantity of diamonds found in Roraima is imprecise, due to lightness of the goods, which allows easy transport and hence tax evasion.
The decree that established the territory created the municipalities Boa Vista (simplifying its name by excluding "do Rio Branco") and Catrimani.
A few years later, in 1994, with Roraima already transformed into a state, two more municipalities were created: Caroebe from territory taken from São João da Baliza and Iracema, from Mucajaí.
Amajari and Pacaraima, with land taken from Boa Vista, Uiramutã, from Normandia, Cantá, from Bonfim, and, finally, Rorainópolis from São Luiz (do Anauá).
[4] Reports confirm that the fires began in the settlements of small farmers, with planned burns lit in order to prepare the land for new crops.
Following an investigation by the federal police, several important politicians of the region, in general deputies, were imprisoned, including the former governor Neudo Campos.
Hours afterward, at the Boa Vista International Airport Ottomar de Souza Pinto, the runner-up in the elections, deplaned in order to be judicially appointed governor for the second time, third if you count his tenure during the territorial period.
The investiture was done at the Palácio Senador Hélio Campos, informally known as the Governor's Palace, before thousands of people in the Civic Center Square, near the Prospector's Monument.
One of the first promises Ottomar made upon his return to power was to "save" health, which had disintegrated into chaos in the end of the terms of Neudo and Flamarion.
Perhaps you don't know it, but we know it very well...and thus we can say that your project is very good...We, the Yanomami Indians, ask your help to remove the prospectors from the invaded areas of the Ericó, Novo, and Apiaú Rivers in Roraima.
Davi Xiriana Yanomami Ivanildo Wanaweythey" The areas mentioned specifically in the passage were the regions which became later the indigenous park after the approval of the project.
A continuous demarcation left national boundaries exposed, extinguished the seats of municipalities and hurt various farms which produced grain and towns.
However, in April 2005, the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned the law which would create a large continuous indigenous reserve, although with certain exceptions.
Roraima began to have an economy at the end of the 18th century with the creation of the livestock industry, whose pioneer was the commander Manuel da Gama Lobo D'Almada, who introduced cattle and horses in 1789.
[15] In the modest industrial capital district there are factories of soap, concrete, soft drinks, and wood; the latter is the primary export product, responsible for 76% of the 7 million U.S. dollars collected.
