HIST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Stone Age, Brazil, Paubrasilia
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Today in 2018: only portuguese-speaking country in americas, largest in south america (5th in the world, largest population 210 million, 5th largest economy in the world, almost half of south america - 47% Brasilian history: defining feature = large-scale presence of slavery for nearly 350 years, 1888. Mid 16th - 1888: close to 5 million enslaved africans brought - almost 45% Cities: brasilia, current and 3rd capital, sa paulo (noite, largest population in brasil treaty of tordesillas/papal line of. Demarcation (1494: rio de janeiro, the 2nd capital, from here is where independence came, pindorama - the land of the palm trees , coast of venezuela, brazil, and paraguay. April 22, 1500: king manuel sends out 13 ships, pedro lvares cabral discovered brazil, they call it the island of the holy cross or vera cruz. Treaty of tordesillas/papal line of demarcation from 1494: tup -guaran , they become another group of people they would have to deal with.
