Explore Brazil's historical shift to a leading sugar producer, enabled by the exploitation of enslaved Africans and the transition from indigenous to slave labor. Learn about the profound influence of the transatlantic slave trade on Brazil's development and national identity.
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www.americanprestigepod.comDanny and Derek once again speak with Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, about the history of Brazil. This episode picks up in the 17th century at the start of the sugar boom and all that comes along with it. They discuss sugar cultivation’s connection with the slave trade, the mechanics of trafficking people from A…