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19:34 Dec 22, 2013 |
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4 +2 | black ships / kurofune |
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black ships / kurofune Explanation: navios negros -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 minutos (2013-12-22 19:43:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Kurofune, literalmente barcos negros (do japonês 黒船) foi o nome dado pelos japoneses aos primeiros navios ocidentais que aportaram no Japão nos séculos XVI e XIX, durante o período Edo. Em 1543 os portugueses iniciaram os primeiros contatos, estabelecendo uma rota comercial que ligava Goa, via Malaca, a Nagasaki. As grandes carracas envolvidas neste comércio - que os portugueses designavam "nau do trato" - tinham o casco pintado de preto com pez para calafetagem, e o termo passou a designar os navios ocidentais. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Ships |
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