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Brazil recieved 40% of the slaves traded in the slave trade.
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The crown establishes a bureaucracy to fight off French and British incursions.
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Gold was found in Minas Gerais, tripling to demand for slaves.
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Slowdown in gold and diamonds coincided with sugar's second wind.
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Brazil gained its independence from Portugal.
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Coffee came to prominence in southern Brazil.
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The Rise of labor costs in Brazil couldn't compete with the slave economies.
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Brazil ended legal slave trade due to pressure from Great Britain.
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Brazil passed the "Law of Free Womb," freeing children born from slaves.
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The "Golden Law" abolished slavery in Brazil!!! Yay!