Brazilian Slavery, Sugar and Coffee Plantations (1700–1888)

1. Gold boom accelerates enslaved labor in Minas

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Minas Gerais, Gold Rush

   • EBSCO
   • Britannica

2. Coffee introduced to Brazil in Pará

   Jan 1, 1727Labels: Par, Coffee Introduction

   • Coffee Brazil

3. Enslaved population peaks in Mariana mining district

   Jan 1, 1735Labels: Mariana, Mining District

   • Mariana

4. Pombal becomes Portugal’s chief minister

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: Marquis of, Portuguese Empire

   • Britannica

5. Expulsion of Jesuits under Pombal

   Jan 1, 1759Labels: Jesuits, Pombal

   • Britannica

6. Pombal founds Pernambuco–Paraíba monopoly company

   Aug 13, 1759Labels: Companhia Geral, Pernambuco

   • Pernambuco Co
   • pt Wikipedia

7. Brazil declares independence while maintaining slavery

   Sep 7, 1822Labels: Brazilian Independence, Brazil Empire

   • Britannica

8. Large-scale coffee cultivation begins in Paraíba Valley

   Jan 1, 1825Labels: Para ba, Coffee Expansion

   • Coffee Cycle
   • Coffee Brazil

9. Malê Revolt erupts in Salvador, Bahia

   Jan 25, 1835Labels: Mal Revolt, Salvador

   • SECULTBA
   • Mal Revolt

10. Aberdeen Act authorizes seizure of Brazilian slavers

    Aug 9, 1845Labels: Aberdeen Act, Royal Navy

    • Aberdeen Act

11. Eusébio de Queirós Law suppresses Atlantic slave trade

    Sep 4, 1850Labels: Eus bio, Brazilian Congress

    • Eus bio Law
    • MundoEdu

12. Brazil enacts the Land Law (Lei de Terras)

    Sep 18, 1850Labels: Land Law, Lei de

    • Planalto
    • Lei Terras

13. Rio Branco Law declares free birth for enslaved mothers’ children

    Sep 28, 1871Labels: Rio Branco, Free Birth

    • Britannica
    • Rio Branco

14. Sexagenarian Law grants conditional freedom at age sixty

    Sep 28, 1885Labels: Sexagenarian Law, Saraiva-Cotegipe

    • BN Digital
    • Sexagenarian

15. Lei Áurea abolishes slavery in Brazil

    May 13, 1888Labels: Lei urea, Abolition

    • Lei urea