In the 1700s, the gold rush in southeast Brazil created a high demand for mining labour. The Minas Gerais region became one of the main destinations for African slaves. For the first half of the ...

"Previously published as part of volumes I and II of the Cambridge history of Latin America, copyright ... 1984"--T.p. verso. Portuguese settlement, 1500-1580 / H.B. Johnson -- Political and economic ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. The period between the 16th century and the early 19th century in Brazil, known as Colonial Brazil, began when the Portuguese invaded Brazilian territory ...

Pelourinho in Salvador, Brazil, is a hillside maze of colonial mansions and churches where Afro-Brazilian history is written into every cobblestone. Fotorealistische Panoramaaufnahme von Pelourinho ...

Following a severe recession in 2015 and 2016, Brazil’s housing market began a period of slow recovery, which accelerated during the pandemic. 18 Photos View Slide Show › By Alison Gregor This ...