Onca

Portuguese settle in South America (Brazil starting in the 1500s)

Brazilian Colonial History *Exploitation of certain goods – esp Cash Crops brazilwood, sugar cane, gold, silver, & diamonds = Brazilwood valuable as red dye = Natives were used to cut trees & harvest Cash Crops shipped back to Europe

Portugal’s Economy Grows through Brazil  *Production of agricultural goods that were exported to Europe - Tobacco, cotton, coffee ... *Sugar became by far most important product

Treaty of Tordesillas *Signed in 1494 between Portugal & Spain: = Tordesillas Meridian dividing New World = All land discovered East of Meridian was to be the property of Portugal = Everything to the West of it went to Spain

Kingdom sponsored Captaincies 1534 1789

Slave Trade Slaves brought from West Africa (Angola) provided most of work force of Brazilian export economy for well over 250 years Comprised what is known as the Triangular trade between Europe, Africa & Americas Forever impacted the socio-cultural make up of Brazil (Mixed Races & Ethnicities)

Missionizing Brazil *Brought Jesuits to “Christianize” (Catholicism) native peoples, start missions, & study native languages … instrumental in founding city of the major port city Rio de Janeiro