 Once he became persona non grata in Britain and was forced to leave the country, he settled in Brasil, where he built roads and bridges.Polesie was inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians; of Ukrainian descent.During the 16th and 17th centuries, Sypniewski were found in Polesia as a notable family mentioned in the "Listracje" (inventories) similar to the registry of England's "Domesday Book".