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The Portuguese and Brazilwood: A Tree That Built an Empire
Long before sugar and gold, Brazil itself was named for a tree. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Portuguese discovery of brazilwood — pau-brasil — ignited the first major European exploitation of the South American coast. They follow the extraction network from the Tupinambá and other indigenous allies who harvested the logs, to the feitorias established from Cabo Frio to Bahia, and the race with French interlopers who wanted a piece of the monopoly. The discussion touches on the Treaty of Tordesillas, the role of the Casa da Índia in licensing trade, the early cartaz system…
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