Monsoon expeditions: river expeditions in Brazil during the end of the colonial period

flag: distinctive image used as a symbol, traditionally embodied as a piece of fabric

slavery: system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work

canoe: light boat that is paddled

river: larger natural watercourse

house: building usually intended for living in

sky: everything that is above the surface of a planet, typically the Earth

cloud: visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere