pernambucco

Updated: June 7, 2025

It has occasionally been the policy of France; and of late, since 1755, after it had been abandoned by all other nations on account of its absurdity, it has become the policy of Portugal, with regard at least to two of the principal provinces of Brazil, Pernambucco, and Marannon.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

The policy of Portugal is, in this respect, the same as the ancient policy of Spain, with regard to all its colonies, except Pernambucco and Marannon; and with regard to these it has lately adopted a still worse.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations