Costa, Leonor Freire; Rocha, Maria Manuela; Sousa, Rita … - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, GHES - … - 2002
The main aim of this article is to analyse the 1% duty levied on the circulation of Brazilian gold through the royal decree of 1 February 1720. The text is divided into three parts. The first part explains the origin of the Junta do Comercio (Board of Trade), which was linked to the shipping...