Parque Histórico Nacional dos Guararapes

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/parque-hist-rico-nacional-dos-guararapes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
2. What is the designation?National Historical Park
3. Why are the Battles of Guararapes important?They helped Brazil push back Dutch soldiers in 1648 and 1649 and helped create a Brazilian identity.
4. Who fought in the Battles of Guararapes?Portuguese settlers, Indigenous people like the Caetés, and freed Africans from Quilombo dos Palmares all fought together.

Pernambucan Insurrection: A historical revolt in the Brazilian province of Pernambuco against Dutch rule in the 17th century.
Atlantic Forest: A highly biodiverse and threatened tropical rainforest biome along Brazil's Atlantic coast.
Quilombo: A community formed by escaped enslaved people in Brazil, often in remote areas.