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Fernão Dias

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Died
  
1681

Occupation
  
Explorer

Nationality
  
Portuguese

Name
  
Fernao Pais

Fernao Dias Pais
Born
  
1608
Sao Paulo

Known for
  
Exploration of the interior of South America.

Fern o dias paes leme museu das minas e do metal


Fernão Dias Pais (1608–1681) or Fernão Dias Pais Leme was a frontiersman from São Paulo. He was known as the "Emerald Hunter" and was one of the most prominent bandeirantes together with Antônio Raposo Tavares.

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He is the great-great-grandfather of the Saint Frei Galvão.

The Casa Fernão Dias, run by the Sumidouro State Park, is in the Quinta do Sumidouro district of Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais. It is listed by the State Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IEPHA) as a cultural heritage monument. The exhibits tell the history of Fernão Dias, who spent several years in the region with his followers in search of gold and precious stones.

Concerto palestra na e m fern o dias paes


References

Fernão Dias Wikipedia