Until May 13th, 1888 it was, officially. And since then, even as late as 2008, there was still slavery going on, but it is regarded as illegal.
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The Portuguese settlement of Brazil, starting in the early 16th century, created a demand for labor-intensive agricultural products such as sugar and later coffee, which required a large workforce. To meet this demand, the Portuguese turned to the Atlantic slave trade, importing millions of enslaved Africans to work on plantations. This not only entrenched slavery in Brazilian society but also established Brazil as a key destination in the transatlantic slave trade, significantly contributing to its expansion and the overall economic system of the Atlantic world. The legacy of this settlement and the slave trade still impacts Brazil today.
For the money and the slave labor; the same reason everyone else participated in the slave trade.
Brazil
. Brazil it was not this country there is a hint!!
African society that was ruined because of the slave trade
Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade was created in 1787.
Slave Codes.
Brazil.
Slave Codes.
A society in which all or part of its labour is done by slaves.
Within slave society, the highest social status was typically ascribed to white slave owners, who held power, wealth, and control over both enslaved individuals and other members of society. The economic and social structure of slave society was designed to uphold and prioritize the power and privilege of these white slave owners.