HIST 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Bandeirantes, Senhor, Colonial Brazil
16 Dec 2017
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Sugar in brazil how the sugar economy worked. Applies to the caribbean and new spain as well. S o vicente and pernambuco (and bahia) were the main areas where the plantations developed mostly on the coast. The real rise in production is in the 17th century (it was there before as well, not as big) this is when the slaves arrive direct link. Sugar cane refinery engenho central social institution of colonial brazil housing of slaves and slave owners, where most of the land/pastures and animals are located. The owner is the senhor prestigious title but also major local power who trades with who, over land, over the missions (so indigenous peoples), and his slaves (obviously) Lavrador portuguese planter; grow their own cane that they sell to the engenho, lower economic status, rent lands don"t have money to invest in a refinery themselves. There were other specialists: carpenters, masons, overseers, lawyers, physicians (last two always.
