Introduced to Brazil in 1532, Sugar replaced the country's first fundamental export, brazil wood, which turned into nearly worn out due to over-exploitation. Setting up his capital in Salvador, Tome de Sousa enlisted the aid of the Jesuits. The indigenous people that did not covert to Christianity were enslaved and sent to work in sugar plantations. Because of the excessive demand for sugar in Europe, sugar cane grown in engenhos (plantations) alongside the northeastern coast quickly became the base of the Brazilian economic system. Salvador and Olinda emerged as key centers for the sugar alternate.
The hunting-gathering indigenous people, but, were found to be unsuitable slaves for the plantations. They were better suited for the brazil wood
The hunting-gathering indigenous people, but, were found to be unsuitable slaves for the plantations. They were better suited for the brazil wood