An Island Called Brazil: Irish Paradise in Brazilian Past
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https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v7i1.184277Keywords:
Hy Brasil, Uma ilha chamada Brasil, Celtic languageAbstract
What is the origin of the word “Brasil”? Is there any relation between the naming of the South American country Brazil and the Otherworld place of Hy Brasil – an imaginary island, born in the Celtic mind and cherished in the west of Ireland as an earthly paradise? Does the presence of this phantom island in medieval maps, before the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese in 1500, have any special hidden meaning in the history of cartography? To try to answer some of these questions, embarked on a journey in search of the enchanted island of Hy Brasil, that inspired poets, charmed seamen and tricked cartographers for 500 years. The result of this investigation is the book, Uma ilha chamada Brasil – o paraíso irlandês no passado brasileiro, which gathers many different references scattered throughout space and time about this island. This article is a summary of the book, which was published in October 2004 by Mauad Editora, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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