Where: Brazil · South America · approx. -12.96, -38.52 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1600-1900
What turns up: Portuguese colonial glass and stoneware, sugar-trade era imports.
Access: Gray area.
Lei 3.924/1961 protects archaeological sites; 19th-century urban fill sits outside clear protection and construction-site salvage is the hobby norm. Gray. First capital of Brazil - assume anything clearly colonial draws IPHAN interest.
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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.