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月下独酌四首·其一
月下独酌四首·其一
[32] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed
from brasa ("ember") and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium).[33] As brazilwood produces a deep red dye, it was highly valued by the
European textile industry and was the earliest commercially exploited product from Brazil. [34] Throughout the 16th century, massive
amounts of brazilwood were harvested by indigenous peoples (mostly Tupi) along the Brazilian coast, who sold the timber to
European traders (mostly Portuguese, but also French) in return for assorted European consumer goods.[35]