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The main consequences of contact between African and Portuguese traders included the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade, which led to the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas. This contact also led to cultural exchanges, the introduction of new goods and technologies to Africa, and the spread of Christianity in some regions.

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