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The German travelers Spix and Martius describe the Caipira people in 1817:
"The Paulista enjoys, throughout Brazil, a reputation for great frankness, invincible courage, and a romantic taste for adventure. With these favorable qualities, their character has also acquired a tendency toward impetuosity, pride, and inflexibility—and for this reason, they are feared by their neighbors. The foreigner sees in their haughty manner nothing but seriousness and character; they find their cordial frankness and hospitality to be endearing traits. The pride of the Paulistas can only be excused by the fact that they can boast of their ancestors' deeds, which grant them rights in the New World that European colonists do not possess.
That the settlers mixed with the indigenous people is beyond doubt, and in terms of skin color and facial features, the people here more than anywhere else in Brazil recall this mixed heritage. Moreover, many white settlers have also established themselves here. In the past, the captaincy of São Paulo—then called São Vicente—was sought out by many Spaniards, some of whom arrived after the failed expedition of Don Pedro de Mendoza to Paraguay (1538–1546), as well as later, at the beginning of the 18th century. Traces of this can still be seen in the Spanish surnames of certain families.
Many Paulistas have remained unmixed with the indigenous population and are as white—even fairer—than the pure European colonists in the northern provinces of Brazil. The mestizos, depending on the degree of mixing, have skin ranging from coffee-colored to light yellow or nearly white. Otherwise, the main traits of the Paulista are tall stature, a broad chest, and strongly marked features that indicate frankness and ease. Their eyes are brown, rarely blue, full of liveliness and energy; their hair is thick, black, and straight; their musculature is firm; and their movements are agile and assured."
The German travelers Spix and Martius describe the Caipira people in 1817:
"The Paulista enjoys, throughout Brazil, a reputation for great frankness, invincible courage, and a romantic taste for adventure. With these favorable qualities, their character has also acquired a tendency toward impetuosity, pride, and inflexibility—and for this reason, they are feared by their neighbors. The foreigner sees in their haughty manner nothing but seriousness and character; they find their cordial frankness and hospitality to be endearing traits. The pride of the Paulistas can only be excused by the fact that they can boast of their ancestors' deeds, which grant them rights in the New World that European colonists do not possess.
That the settlers mixed with the indigenous people is beyond doubt, and in terms of skin color and facial features, the people here more than anywhere else in Brazil recall this mixed heritage. Moreover, many white settlers have also established themselves here. In the past, the captaincy of São Paulo—then called São Vicente—was sought out by many Spaniards, some of whom arrived after the failed expedition of Don Pedro de Mendoza to Paraguay (1538–1546), as well as later, at the beginning of the 18th century. Traces of this can still be seen in the Spanish surnames of certain families.
Many Paulistas have remained unmixed with the indigenous population and are as white—even fairer—than the pure European colonists in the northern provinces of Brazil. The mestizos, depending on the degree of mixing, have skin ranging from coffee-colored to light yellow or nearly white. Otherwise, the main traits of the Paulista are tall stature, a broad chest, and strongly marked features that indicate frankness and ease. Their eyes are brown, rarely blue, full of liveliness and energy; their hair is thick, black, and straight; their musculature is firm; and their movements are agile and assured."
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