| 11 November 1595 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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Crown narrows legal grounds for capturing Indigenous people
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| 21 August 1587 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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A royal order places Indigenous settlements near mills and farms
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| 5 July 1587 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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A royal license recognizes “rescue” provisions for enslaved people in Brazil
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| 24 February 1587 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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A law defines which Indigenous captives colonists may enslave
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| 4 July 1582 |
Brazil
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Slave voyages
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The slave ship S Antônio arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 166 people had been taken aboard and approximately 166 arrived.
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| 22 November 1576 |
Brazil
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Slave voyages
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A slave ship arrived with enslaved Africans in Brazil. About 97 people had been taken aboard and approximately 83 arrived.
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| 20 March 1570 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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The first major Crown law restricts but does not end Indigenous enslavement
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| 25 March 1559 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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Crown authorizes sugar mills to import enslaved Africans
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| 29 March 1549 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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Tomé de Sousa arrives to establish the colonial government at Salvador
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| 22 January 1532 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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São Vicente becomes a Portuguese colonial settlement
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| 22 April 1500 |
Brazil
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History slavery Brasil
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Portuguese expedition claims a territory inhabited by Indigenous nations
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