Dutch+Brazil

Dutch Brazil

Dutch Brazil, also known as New Holland, was the northern portion of Brazil ruled by the Dutch between 1630 and 1654. During this time The Dutch West India Company (WIC) set up their headquarters in Recife. The governor, Johan Maurits, invited artists and scientists to the colony to help promote Brazil and increase immigration. On December 13, 1647, the Dutch left Itarparica and on January 28, 1654, the WIC lost control of Recife, leaving the Portuguese their colony of Brazil and putting an end to Nieuw Holland. Seven years after the surrender of Recife, a peace treaty was organized between the Dutch Republic and Portugal. The The Treaty of the Hague was signed on August 6, 1661,[and demanded that the Portuguese pay 4 million reis over the span of 16 years in order to help the Dutch recover from the loss of Brazil. On 6 August 1661, New Holland was formally ceded to Portugal through the Treaty of the Hague..