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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
A black woman roasting coffee beans. The enormous wealth and prosperity of the engenhos were dependent on massive infusions of slave labor. The number of engenhos multiplied with increased European demand for sugar and African slaves were gradually substituted for Indian labor. Although estimates vary, it is commonly believed that some three and a half million African slaves were brought to Brazil during 1550-1850.Uma mulher negra torrando grãos de café. A riqueza enorme e a prosperidade dos engenhos eram dependentes no aporte macciço do trabalho dos escravos. O número de engenhhos multiplicou com o aumento da demanda européia por açúcar, e o trabalho escravo africano foi gradualmente substituído pelo trabalho indígena. Apesar de que as estimativas variam, acredita-se que por volta de três milhões e meio de escravos africanos foram trazidos ao Brasil durante 1550-1850. 1
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991
Keywords
Brazil: Sao Paulo
