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Publication Date
3-2-2009
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23) Coffee plantation in southern Minas Gerais. Southeastern Brazil's terra roxa (red earth), derived from the weathering of diabase or basic igneous rock proved ideal for coffee because of its porosity and mineral content. Coffee was initially planted in Rio de Janeiro and southern Minas Gerais, especially in the Paraiba river valley between Rio and São Paulo and depended on slave labor. Later when the slavery economy went into crisis in the mid-Nineteenth century, planters encouraged European and Japanese immigration. The state of São Paulo soon became the major coffee producer, yet the port of Rio de Janeiro also flourished from the coffee boom. Coffee remained the mainstay of the Brazilian economy until the early 1960s.23) Plantação de café no sul de Minas Gerais. A terra roxa (derivada da decomposição do diabásio ou rochas ígneas básicas) do sudeste do Brasil provou ser ideal para o plantio de café, por causa de sua porosidade e teor de sais minerais. O café foi inicialmente plantado no Rio de Janeiro e sul de Minas Gerais, especialmente no vale do rio Paraíba, entre Rio e São Paulo, e dependia do trabalho escravo. Mais tarde, quando a economia escrava entrou em crise, em meados do século XIX, os plantadores incentivaram a imigração de europeus e japoneses. O estado de São Paulo logo tornou-se o maior produtor de café, mas mesmo assim o porto do Rio de Janeiro prosperou com o "boom" do café. O café continuou como suporte da economia brasileira até o começo dos anos 60.
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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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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: Rio de Janeiro
