How the epidemics influenced female fashion identity in Brazil

<p>Around 1563, Brazil&rsquo;s first epidemic impact happened in Bahia, exotic and paradisiac land that already had natives and inhabitants communities. As we know, the first Portuguese embarkations reached the Brazilian east coast in 1500, bringing not only jewelry to be exchange but smallpox.</p> <p>Smallpox became tragic in pre-colonial Brazil, travelling from Itaparica Island to S&atilde;o Paulo leaving an infectious path behind. Reaching Rio de Janeiro in mid-1600, smallpox traced its spot in history books, killing more than thirty thousand natives.</p> <p><a href="https://laurinhaneves.medium.com/how-the-epidemics-influenced-female-fashion-identity-in-brazil-ac4e4c79e01b"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>