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The Slave Trade's Last Stand: Brazil's Illegal Slave Smuggling
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the final chapter of the transatlantic slave trade — the clandestine smuggling of enslaved Africans into Brazil after the trade was officially abolished. They trace the shift from open commerce to covert operations, the role of corrupt officials, the 'tumble' ships designed for speed, and the impact of the British Navy's West Africa Squadron. The episode focuses on the 1830s–1850s, highlighting figures like the Scottish-born smuggler Thomas Harrison and the Brazilian politician Eusébio de Queirós, whose 1850 law finally…
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