The painter and draughtsman Alberto van der Eckhout was possibly born in 1610 in Groningen, the Netherlands, to real estate broker Albert Ekhout and Marryen Reoleffs.

Part of the territory of the former Barreta property received the name of Imbiribeira, in turn. This locality extended from the Motocolombó Bridge in the extreme south of the settlement of Afogados to the limits of Boa Viagem, and the road to the west.

Dance,the powerful universal language, has been an important means of expression since ancient times, as has music. The Hebrews and Egyptians had their sacred dances. For the Greeks and Romans it was inspired by a more profane spirit.