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Portuguese come and it took them a half a century to establish an economy
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Slaves were brought to Brazil to help mine gold and help grow crops.
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Because they found gold the demand for slaves tripled
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Sugar had cought a second wind which also increased the demand for slaves
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At this time the economy depended on slave
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Between 1800 and 1850 about 1.7 million slaves came to Brazil
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This law allowed people to have children
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This law means that slaves over 65 were set free
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Slavery in Brazil was abolished and now the slaves were free.
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The golden law was created which abolished slavery