António Raposo Tavares
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António Raposo Tavares, known as the Elder, was a Portuguese bandeirante who explored mainland eastern South America and claimed it for Portugal, extending the territory of the colony beyond the limit
Statue of Raposo Tavares at the Ipiranga Museum
Slavery in Brazil
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Slavery in Brazil began long before the first Portuguese settlement. Later, colonists were heavily dependent on indigenous labor during the initial phases of settlement to maintain the subsistence eco
Slavery in Brazil by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1834–1839). Two enslaved people enduring brutal punishment in 19th-century Brazil.
Engenho in the Captaincy of Pernambuco, the largest and richest sugar-producing area in the world during Colonial Brazil
Recife was the first slave port in the Americas.
Domingos Jorge Velho, a notable bandeirante