Slavery in Brazil information

Slavery in Brazil began long before the first Portuguese settlement. Later, colonists were heavily dependent on indigenous labor during the initial phases of settlement to maintain the subsistence economy, and natives were often captured by expeditions of bandeirantes (derived from the word for "flags", from the flag of Portugal they carried in a symbolic claiming of new lands for the country). The importation of African slaves began midway through the 16th century, but the enslavement of indigenous peoples continued well into the 17th and 18th centuries. Europeans and Chinese were also enslaved.^[1]

During the Atlantic slave trade era, Brazil imported more enslaved Africans than any other country in the world. Brazil's foundation was built on the exploitation and enslavement of indigenous peoples and Africans. Out of the 12 million Africans who were forcibly brought to the New World, approximately 5.5 million were brought to Brazil between 1540 and the 1860s. The mass enslavement of Africans played a pivotal role in the country's economy and was responsible for the production of vast amounts of wealth. The inhumane treatment and forced labor of enslaved Africans remains a significant part of Brazil's history and its ongoing struggle with systemic racism.^[2]^[3]^[4] Until the early 1850s, most enslaved African people who arrived on Brazilian shores were forced to embark at West Central African ports, especially in Luanda (present-day Angola).

Slave labor was the driving force behind the growth of the sugar economy in Brazil, and sugar was the primary export of the colony from 1600 to 1650. Gold and diamond deposits were discovered in Brazil in 1690, which sparked an increase in the importation of enslaved African people to power this newly profitable mining. Transportation systems were developed for the mining infrastructure, and population boomed from immigrants seeking to take part in gold and diamond mining.

Demand for enslaved Africans did not wane after the decline of the mining industry in the second half of the 18th century. Cattle ranching and foodstuff production proliferated after the population growth, both of which relied heavily on slave labor. 1.7 million slaves were imported to Brazil from Africa from 1700 to 1800, and the rise of coffee in the 1830s further expanded the Atlantic slave trade.

Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, on 13 May 1888.

^ A. J. R. Russell-Wood (March 1977). "Technology and Society: The Impact of Gold Mining on the Institution of Slavery in Portuguese America". The Journal of Economic History. 37 (1). Cambridge University Press for the Economic History Association: 73. ISSN 0022-0507. Retrieved 6 February 2024. The ethnic origins of slaves in Minas Gerais were almost as diverse as in the coastal enclaves, ranging from Amerindians, Chinese, and occasional Europeans
^ "Racialized Frontiers: Slaves and Settlers in Modernizing Brazil". Brazil LAB. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
^ "Assessing the Slave Trade: Estimates". The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
^ "VERGONHA AINDA MAIOR: Novas informações disponíveis em um enorme banco de dados mostram que a escravidão no Brasil foi muito pior do que se sabia antes (". Veja (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

[1] A. J. R. Russell-Wood (March 1977). "Technology and Society: The Impact of Gold Mining on the Institution of Slavery in Portuguese America". The Journal of Economic History. 37 (1). Cambridge University Press for the Economic History Association: 73. ISSN 0022-0507. Retrieved 6 February 2024. The ethnic origins of slaves in Minas Gerais were almost as diverse as in the coastal enclaves, ranging from Amerindians, Chinese, and occasional Europeans

[2] "Racialized Frontiers: Slaves and Settlers in Modernizing Brazil". Brazil LAB. Retrieved 2023-04-21.

[3] "Assessing the Slave Trade: Estimates". The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

[4] "VERGONHA AINDA MAIOR: Novas informações disponíveis em um enorme banco de dados mostram que a escravidão no Brasil foi muito pior do que se sabia antes (". Veja (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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