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the answer to the question is people of portuguese descent. They came to conquer Brazil in the early 1500's and Cabri lead them to form a civilization there. This is why the portuguese people make up a little around 50 percent of the population in Brazil.

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What country in the Americas was the first to adopt slavery and the last to abolish it?

Brazil


What country in the Americas was the first to adopt slavery and one of the last to abolish it?

brazil


What was the country where 35 percent of American slaves went?

Approximately 35 percent of American slaves were brought to Brazil. This significant number is reflective of Brazil's extensive involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, where it became one of the largest destinations for enslaved Africans. The country's plantation economy, particularly in sugar and later in coffee, relied heavily on slave labor.


What country were the first to sell slaves?

The Portuguese were among the first to engage in the transatlantic slave trade, starting in the 15th century. They initially enslaved Africans on the West African coast and later transported them to work in their colonies in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. This practice laid the groundwork for the broader transatlantic slave trade that involved other European nations over the following centuries.


Where did portuguese settle in the America?

Portuguese settlled in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 70% of Portuguese immigrants to the United States came from the Azores, while most of the remainder came from the other Portuguese islands in the Atlantic. Most of the emigrants from mainland Portugal went to Brazil, although the more recent immigration to the United States during the middle of the twentieth century has originated from mainland Portugal

Related Questions

What languages did the European settlers speak?

That depends on what country they came from and where they settled. For example, the first European settlers in Australia spoke English. The first European Settlers in Brazil spoke Portuguese.


What language did the settler speak?

That depends on what country they came from and where they settled. For example, the first European settlers in Australia spoke English. The first European Settlers in Brazil spoke Portuguese.


What language did the first European settlers speak?

That depends on what country they came from and where they settled. For example, the first European settlers in Australia spoke English. The first European Settlers in Brazil spoke Portuguese.


Who lived in Brazil before the European settlers?

Brazil


What country settled Brazil?

Portugal


Who lived in Brazil before the European settlers arrived?

The native tribes who were drive back by the Portugese


Who was the first group of settlers in Brazil?

Some of the first settlers to the country of Brazil were Portuguese and German. This occurred from about 1820 to 1876.


Which European country sent the most settlers to Brazil?

Portugal, that's why the national language of Brazil is Portuguese as opposed to Spanish in other South American countries.


What current South American country was settled by the portuguese?

Brazil


Brazil was established by what European country?

Portugal.


What country was once a European colony?

Brazil


Which European country occupied the country?

Spain, Brazil, England, and Argentina