Brazillian History by Harv Chimritz Balean

10,000 to 20,000 years ago

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 16:47:18 UTC

Indigenous people in America

eventually reach Brazil.

Indigenous groups - hunting, gathering, shifting agriculture.

Based on kinship - lived with extended families.

Small settlements changed locations.

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 16:52:00 UTC

Indigenous people in Brazil had a population of between 3 and 6 million.

Many groups were killed by slavery and European diseases.

Salvador da Bahia was built in 1549.

3-6 million Indigenous peoples before the arrival of the Portuguese.

Portuguese were the 1st Europeans to land in Brazil.

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 16:52:11 UTC

Large amounts of gold were found in the mountains of Minas Gerais.

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 16:52:25 UTC

Diamonds were discovered in the same area

By 1760, Brazil was the world's leading supplier of gold and diamonds

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 17:16:18 UTC

Slavery was abolished in 1889

2 million africans had been captured and brought to Brazil

harvchimritz_balean — 2023-03-24 17:20:42 UTC

Some clear population patterns emerged

The population had become a mix of African, Portuguese, and indigenous peoples

Indigenous population decimated by European diseases, forced labour on plantations

Most people lived in coastal lowlands

The highlands and Amazon basin were sparsely populated

Agriculture and mining is important