Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sao Paulo, Slide No. 0007.

A black woman roasting coffee beans. The enormous wealth and prosperity of the engenhos were dependent on massive infusions of slave labor. The number of engenhos multiplied with increased European demand for sugar and African slaveswere gradually substituted for Indian labor. Although estimates vary, it is commonly believed that some three and a half million African slaves were brought to Brazil during 1550-1850.

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Year of publication:	2009-03-02
Authors:	Herbert Knup
Other Persons:	Jon M. Tolman (contributor) ; Siegfried Muhlhausser (contributor)
Publisher:	Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Subject:	Brazil: Sao Paulo

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Type of publication:	Other
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Audio- / visual Ressource
Notes:	Brazil Slide Series Collection:
Source:	BASE

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