Colonization and Slavery
Name the main crop Brazil grew for sale abroad.
sugar
Name one reason why abolitionists wanted to end slavery
Humanitarian reasons
embarrassing Brazil on the global stage
A social, political, and economic practice used to "improve the race" (mejorar la raza) towards a supposed ideal of whiteness.
Whitening
An informal settlement or shantytown in Brazil is called a
'favela'
When and by who was Brazil colonised?
Portugal, 1500
True or false: Brazil abolished slavery before the USA
False - USA 1865, Brazil 1888
What is racial democracy?
Brazil has escaped racism and racial discrimination.
Give an example of affirmative action
Quotas of Afro-Brazilians at companies or colleges.
Describe the Atlantic (aka Transatlantic) Slave Trade.
The capturing and enslaving of Africans and taking them to the Americas to work.
Which law granted freedom to people over 60?
The sexagenarian law
Name 1 European country many migrants came from, and 1 non European country
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland
China, Japan
Define 'pigmentocracy'
The idea that in Brazil, you have more opportunities if you are lighter skinned.
How does Brazil compare to the US and Canada in terms of numbers of people they imported for the purpose of enslavement?
They enslaved many more people
Why did independence happen 'without bloodshed' in Brazil?
The son of the Portuguese royal family continued to rule, Dom Pedro
Name one economic reason for migration
filling roles of enslaved on plantations
Describe 2 challenges of living in an informal settlment
No connection to power/water
police violence
drug gangs
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas decide?
And which two countries were involved?
It divided the 'New World' between Spain and Portugal. Portugal got what is now Brazil
How did Dom Pedro lose power?
He was ousted in a coup and the military took over
What did Brazilian elites hope would be achieved with the policy of “whitening”?
that Brazil would be seen as a world power
What is 'black consciousness'?
A rising identity in Brazil of being black as a group, against racial democracy.