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1904 |
Das cousas do Brasil e costumes da terra polo.
Arq. Bibliographico Univ. Coimbra 4.
–Repr.: Rev. Inst. Hist. Geogr. Bras. 94(148): 371-421, 1927 (manatee, 414-415). Based on an anonymous MS. dating from about 1580; Soares was identified as the author by Serafim Leite (História da Companhia de Jesus no Brasil, 2, século XVI - a obra, Lisbon & Rio de Janeiro: 582, 1938), according to Whitehead (1978: 500). The description of the manatee is said to be similar to that of F. Cardim.
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