Slavery in Brazil

Bandeirantes (; ; singular: bandeirante) were frontiersmen and explorers in colonial Brazil who, from the early 16th century, participated in inland expeditions to find precious metals and enslave indigenous peoples. They played a major role in expanding Brazil's borders to its approximate modern-day limits, beyond the boundaries demarcated by the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas.

former wharf in Rio de Janeiro

1888 law abolishing slavery in Brazil

maroon community of escaped slaves in colonial Brazil

the social relation of production adopted in Brazil from the colonial period until just before the end of the Empire

thumb|Brazilian quilombolas during a meeting in [[Brasília, 2007]] thumb|A quilombo in Amapá

1871 act in Brazil taking a step towards slavery abolishing

collective case that freed 217 slaves in Imperial Brazil

thumb|262x262px|Piedade farm. The Casa-grande|master's house of a coffee plantation founded in the 18th century in [[Paty do Alferes in the Province (now state) of Rio de Janeiro]]

Confederados () is the Brazilian name for Confederate immigrants, all white Southerners who fled the Southern United States during Reconstruction, and their Brazilian descendants. They were enticed to Brazil by offers of cheap land from Emperor Dom Pedro II, who had hoped to gain expertise in cotton farming. The regime in Brazil had a number of features that attracted the Confederados, namely the continued legality of slavery, but also political decentralization and a relatively high commitment to free trade.

Paulista explorer (1672-1740)

law in Imperial Brazil

history of slavery abolitionism in Brazil

Brazilian law

200px|thumb|right|Brazilian Quilombolas during a meeting in the capital of Brazil, Brasília A Quilombola () is an Afro-Brazilian resident of quilombo settlements first established by left behind and escaped enslaved people in Brazil. They are the descendants of Enslaved Afro-Brazilians who fled from slave plantations or stay in abandoned lands that existed in Brazil until abolition in 1888. The most famous quilombola was Zumbi and the most famous quilombo was Palmares. Many Quilombolas live in poverty.

Portuguese politician (1701-1769)

17th-century Dutch military plan

American Portuguese slave trader