Brazilian Cotton Expansion and Export Trade (1860–1930)

1. Civil War cotton shortage boosts Brazilian exports

   Jan 1, 1861Labels: American Civil, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast

   • Wikisource
   • Exeter
   • EHS

2. Cotton export surge reaches late-1860s high

   Jan 1, 1868Labels: Brazil exports, Export ports

   • Wikisource
   • Fundaj

3. Early textile mills expand domestic cotton demand

   Jan 1, 1868Labels: Textile mills, Minas Gerais

   • Cambridge
   • Fundaj

4. Post-war competition starts to squeeze Brazilian cotton

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: U S, Brazil cotton

   • Wikisource

5. Great Drought disrupts Northeast cotton regions

   Jan 1, 1877Labels: Great Drought, Northeast Brazil

   • Grande Seca
   • Fundaj

6. Abolition of slavery reshapes cotton labor systems

   May 13, 1888Labels: Lei urea, Cotton labor

   • Britannica
   • Lei urea

7. Republic proclaimed amid export-driven political change

   Nov 15, 1889Labels: First Republic, Export agriculture

   • Proclamation

8. Cottonseed oil and ginning expand value-added processing

   Jan 1, 1892Labels: Cottonseed oil, Ginning

   • Fundaj

9. Campina Grande rail link accelerates cotton export flows

   Jan 1, 1907Labels: Campina Grande, Railway link

   • ArgentiNat

10. CIDAO-backed ginneries expand Northeast cotton infrastructure

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: CIDAO, Recife complex

    • Fundaj

11. World War I conditions support industrial cotton demand

    Jul 28, 1914Labels: World War, Textile industry

    • Gutenberg
    • Fundaj

12. Great Depression undermines cotton prices and export earnings

    Oct 1, 1929Labels: Great Depression, Cotton prices

    • GreatDepression
    • UMass

13. Revolution of 1930 ends Old Republic export model

    Oct 24, 1930Labels: Revolution of, Get lio

    • Revolution1930
    • Britannica