Império Florido do MeioJoão de Barros e a sua visão quinhentista da China

João de Barros, humanist and Orientalist, and a contemporary chronicler of the Portuguese expansion in the sixteenth century, tells us of China at that time of encounter with new worlds, particularly in the Third of his *Décadas da Ásia*. This country of the Far East is treated with delight, express...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Authors: Jorge Bruxo, Maria de Lurdes Escaleira
Format: Articles
Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2019
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40058/2621
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Summary:João de Barros, humanist and Orientalist, and a contemporary chronicler of the Portuguese expansion in the sixteenth century, tells us of China at that time of encounter with new worlds, particularly in the Third of his *Décadas da Ásia*. This country of the Far East is treated with delight, expressing great admiration for those distant lands and peoples, which led him to baptize China as the Flourishing Middle Empire.
ISSN:1682-1106