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Portuguese in Brazil
Friday, December 18, 2009
In 1500 the Portuguese hit the Brazilian shore.
By 1533 Brazil is colonized by the Portuguese settlers.
They name the land Brazil, after the redwood found that extracts a natural dye in high demand.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sugar plantations in northern Brazil are the beginning of the economic boom for the new settlers.
Almost all slaves from the Portuguese coasts of Africa are sent to work the sugar plantations of Brazil.
Friday, December 18, 2009