Paraty (Parati) - History

PARATY - HISTORIC CITY - BRAZIL

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1502 - The Angra dos Reis bay is discovered during the second Portuguese expedition in Brazil.

1554 - The first written new of Paraty coming from the German Hans Staden who was prisoner of the Tamoios Indians.

1565 - Anchieta, followed by a war expedition in order to combat the Frenchmen and the Tamoios Indians in Uruçumirim (Rio de Janeiro), sleeps at Pouso Beach in the South of Paraty.

1593 - Donation of the first “sesmaria” in Paraty, nearby Paraty-Mirim River

1500

1532- Pero Vaz goes through by Joatinga Bridge

1563 - The priest Anchieta goes through Paraty twice or three times trying to make a peace treaty between the Portugueses and Tamoios Indians.

1573 - The European mercenaries through the order of the Governor Antônio de Salema make an expedition from Cabo Frio to Paraty, enslavering or exterminating Tamoios Indians survivors of the Uruçumirim battle.

1596 - An expedition ordered by Martim Correa de Sá with "2000 indians and 700 Europeans" goes through Paraty towards to the countryside using a track opened by the guaianenses Indians at the Paraty mountain.

1630 - João Pimenta de Carvalho arrives at Paraty in August, 16th (Saint Roque´s Day) beginning a village in the current "morro do Forte".

1646 - Maria Jácome de Melo gives a part of her lands between the Perequê-Açu and Patitiba (the current Mateus Nunes) for the village establishment with the condition of respecting the Indians who lived or passed there or of building a chapel in praise of "Nossa Senhora dos Remédios".

1667 - Paraty is officially separated from Angra dos Reis with the name of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios Village.

1695 - Discovery of gold in the region of the "minas gerais".At this time, Paraty had the best access to the mines.

1600

1630 - In October 4th of this year, Maria Jácome de Melo receives one "sesmaria" of a league and a half of lands, crossed by the Perequê-Açu River.

1660 - The Captains Domingos Gonçalves de Abreu and Jorge Fernandes da Fonseca raise the pillory in a trial of independence of Angra dos Reis.

1680 - (approx.) the village is attacked by pirates but they are repelled by the dwellers.

1701 - The "Carta Régia" determinates the closing of the "baiano pathway" for the mines.

1703 - The "Carta Régia" determinates the opening of the Houses of the Quinto of Paraty and of Santos, closing the others.

1710 - It is forbidden the use of the Paraty pathway for gold transportation

1713 - The "Carta Régia" forbids the presence of religious orders in regions of gold or through its pathways.

1720 - With the raising of the São Paulo Captaincy, Paraty becomes a jurisdiction of São Paulo (in 1726 becomes again a jurisdiction of Rio de Janeiro).

1722 – With the name of "Descaminho do Ouro", it was opened an inquiry to find out the responsibilities of the constant smuggling of precious metal.

1726 - It is opened the “Caminho Novo da Piedade” linking by terrestrial mean Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Up to this date, the best way between the two cities was through sea/terrestrial transportation passing through Paraty.

1787 - The capital of Brazil changes from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro, increasing the trade between Paraty and Rio de Janeiro.

1700

1702 - The Governor of Rio de Janeiro turns mandatory the use of Paraty Port for who came from the mines and complements that through the "baiano pathway" it wasn´t possible to carry goods except for cattle.

1710 - Pirates try to invade the village, but they are repelled again.

1711 - An army of 580 "paratienses" ordered by Francisco Amaral Gurgel negotiates the departure of 6000 French corsairs guided by Renato Dugay Trouin who had taken the Rio de Janeiro.The Governor and local army had escaped away from the city.

1720 - Construction of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição Chapel, at the Mamanguá Bay.

1725 - Construction of the Nossa Senhora do Rosário church made by negroes.

1757 - Transfer of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição chapel from Mamanguá to Paraty-Mirim

1763 - Beginning of the current headquarter church (terminated 86 years later).

1800 - Beginning of the Coffe Cycle, Paraty was the port used to flow off the coffe from the Paraíba Valley.

1813 - The Nossa Senhora dos Remédios Village of Paraty is ennobled with the title of Count.

1844 - The village is officially considered as city.

1851 - Construction of the "Cafhariz do Pedreira".

1888 - Slavery Abolition. Paraty depended a lot of the slavery workforce, whether for agriculture or to keep the pathways opened through the moutains.

1800

1800 - Construction of the Nossa Senhora das Dores church made by aristocracy

1808 - Arrival of the Royal Family at Brazil, providing a great impulse in the Paraty and Rio de Janeiro's trade.

1822 - Beginning of the Santa Casa's construction

1850 - Paraty has more than 150 alembics for distillery of "cachaça".

1870 - It is ended the railway D. Pedro II linking the "Vale do Paraíba" towards Rio de Janeiro without crossing Paraty. Beginning of the economical bankruptcy of the city.

1928 - Electrical ilumination reaches the city

1950 - It is open the road Paraty/Cunha the first one that allowed acess by car up to Paraty

1970 - It is opened the course of the highway BR101 linking Rio de Janeiro to Santos , crossing by Paraty. Beginning of the touristic development

1900

1937 - City Landmark by the Service of National Historical and Artistic Heritage

1968 - It is remade the course and improved the road Paraty/Cunha

1975 - Heavy chains impede the car to acess the Historical center