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After Colonialism
Explain two ways in which Brazil was shaped by the era of slavery and
colonialism. (Explain means “to make plain or understandable; to give
reasons for or causes of; to show the logical development or
relationships of.”
Vocabulary
• Bias-prejudice in favor of or against one thing,
person, or group compared with another, usually
in a way considered to be unfair.
Document 1: Number of slaves brought to Brazil
from Africa
“As to how many slaves entered Brazil there is an estimate from a
famous historian (Taunay) who calculated in 3,600,000 African slaves
arrived in Brazil. He distributed by centuries: 100,000 in the 16th
century, 600,000 in the 17th century, 1,300,000 in the 18th century,
and 1,600,000 in the 19th century.”