This chapter explores the origins of sugar through encounters during the Crusades, the Portuguese cultivation in Azores and Brazil, and its significant role in the rise of capitalism and industrialization.
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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…