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Africans
Over a period of three centuries approximately 4 million African slaves were brought to Brazil. Most came from Angola, the Congo, Sudan, Nigeria and Senegal. The slave trade in Brazil began with the...
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Indians
At the beginning of the 16th century, an estimated 8 million Indians lived in what is now Brazil. Upon arrival, the Portuguese encountered a people with brown skin and straight black hair. Adapted to...
View ArticleGerman and Italians
During the 19th and 20th century Brazil strongly encouraged European immigration. Between 1870 and 1950 Italians arrived in great numbers. They spread out from the south of Minas Gerais to Rio Grande...
View ArticlePortuguese
Of all the various Europeans who settled in Brazil, the Portuguese had the most significant impact on the formation of a Brazilian identity. For 322 years the region was colonized by Portugal. In 1808,...
View ArticleThe People Of Brazil
We are known as the happiest and most diverse people in the world. Our population reflects an enormous variety of physical and cultural characteristics, the legacy of our racial melting pot. Portuguese...
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