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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For the money and the slave labor; the same reason everyone else participated in the slave trade.
African society that was ruined because of the slave trade
Brazil
. Brazil it was not this country there is a hint!!
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.
Brazil was the first large-scale slave colony due to the labor-intensive industry of sugar production that required a large workforce. Portuguese colonizers established sugar plantations in Brazil and relied on enslaved Africans to work the fields. The profitability of sugar cultivation led to a high demand for enslaved labor, leading to the establishment of a significant slave trade in Brazil.