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At this time, first peoples approached Brazil. Based on one theory, peoples from northeastern Asia migrated beyond the Bering Strait. Indigenous peoples have lived all around what is known as Brazil today. They formed cultures which gave them access to live safely within their environments.

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The Portuguese came to Brazil. The Portuguese adopted parts of Indigenous languages, agricultural practices, foods, medicine, and also cultures. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to come into what we know as Brazil now.

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The government sent the people from Portuguese to reside in a new colony and constructed a capital city at Salvador da Bahia.

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A great number of gold was discovered in the mountains of Minas Gerais. This caused Brazil's industrial development to get way better.

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Diamonds were found in the same location in 1729. During 1760, Brazil was recognized as the world's supreme supplier of gold and diamonds.

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At this time, slavery was abolished in Brazil. Before this occurred, 2 million Africans were caught and brought to Brazil. Many of them came from West Africa and Angola. The people that we are being told about here, along with their free descendants have helped bring ethnic diversity to Brazil that went on to characterize Brazilian culture.

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A few direct population patterns had appeared. The population enhanced into a mix of African, Portuguese, and Indigenous peoples. Majority of the immigrants from Portugal lived in the south and the ones from Africa lived in the northeast. The Indigenous people had been effected by European diseases and imposed labour on the plantations. A lot of them took shelter in the interior of Brazil.

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The population of Brazil now is about 50 percent people belonging to a European heritage, 25 percent are mixed, 10 percent of the people are of African heritage, and 10 percent of them are Indigenous peoples. Brazil is the world's best producer of iron ore and hydroelectricity. It is in second place just after the United States when it comes to food experts.