In the 15th century, daring Portuguese sailors sailed further south, driven by Prince Henry the Navigator. In 1498, Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India, and the world was never the same. Following the caravels, Erika Fatland takes us on an adventurous journey around the globe.
The Portuguese Empire was the first global colonial empire—and the last. It stretched from Cape Verde to Goa, from Nagasaki to the Amazon. What traces have the Portuguese left behind?
The award-winning author of High, The Border, and Sovietistan delivers a grand and entertaining travel narrative that intertwines present and past.
The Author
Erika Fatland is the author of the bestsellers High (2020), The Border (2017), and Sovietistan (2014). She was nominated for the Brage Prize for her first non-fiction book, Angel City (2011), and has since received several awards and been translated into many languages.