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The Portuguese in the Americas: Sugar, Slavery, and Survival
While earlier episodes explored Portugal’s spice wars in Asia and its complex relationship with Japan, Episode 248 turns its gaze to the Atlantic world. We examine how Portugal became the first European power to establish a large-scale plantation economy in Brazil, driven by the insatiable demand for sugar. Lucas and Luna trace the journey from Pedro Álvares Cabral’s initial landing to the rise of the Capitanias Hereditárias, discussing how the Crown outsourced colonization to private nobles who relied heavily on enslaved Indigenous and African labor. The conversation delves into the social…
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