Qualla: Captaincy of São Paulo https://qualla.com/captaincy-of-sao-paulo en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:08 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Captaincy of São Paulo https://qualla.com/captaincy-of-sao-paulo Captaincy of São Paulo: Introduction https://qualla.com/captaincy-of-sao-paulo/ Empires are usually built by conquest. The Captaincy of São Paulo was built by subtraction. Between 1720 and 1853, the Portuguese crown and then the Brazilian government sliced away piece after piece of its territory -- Minas Gerais in 1720, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande between 1738 and 1742, Goiás and Mato Grosso in 1748, Paraná in 1853 -- until what remained was roughly the shape of the modern state. Each separation followed a pattern: a region within São Paulo grew wealthy enough, or strategically important enough, that the crown decided it needed its own governor. What makes the story remarkable is that São Paulo, diminished again and again, kept regenerating.

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