Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna
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Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818–1888) was a Brazil
ian naturalist from the state of Minas Gerais
, who founded the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
, in Belém
, and undertook important research in the archeology and natural resources of the lower Amazon River
valley.
In 1870, he discovered one of the most important units of the Tertiary fossils of Brazil: Pirabas.
In two letters published by the National Museum (1876, 1877), recorded his observations on the shell mounds installed in the regions "dark and swampy" on the east coast of Para, which he excavated, measured, topographed and mapped, making notes on their condition conservation and major events archeological - human bones, lithic and ceramic artefacts - describing them and locating them in their stratigraphic layers.
The Ferreira Penna Scientific Station in Melgaço
, Pará
state, Brazil, is named after him, as are various Amazon River boats.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian naturalist from the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, who founded the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi is a Brazilian research institution and museum located in the city of Belém, state of Pará. It was founded in 1866 by Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna as the Pará Museum of Natural History and Ethnography, and was later named in honor of Swiss naturalist Émil August...
, in Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, and undertook important research in the archeology and natural resources of the lower Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
valley.
In 1870, he discovered one of the most important units of the Tertiary fossils of Brazil: Pirabas.
In two letters published by the National Museum (1876, 1877), recorded his observations on the shell mounds installed in the regions "dark and swampy" on the east coast of Para, which he excavated, measured, topographed and mapped, making notes on their condition conservation and major events archeological - human bones, lithic and ceramic artefacts - describing them and locating them in their stratigraphic layers.
The Ferreira Penna Scientific Station in Melgaço
Melgaço
Melgaço is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 238.1 km² and a total population of 9,579 inhabitants .The municipality is composed of 18 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo...
, Pará
Pará
Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...
state, Brazil, is named after him, as are various Amazon River boats.