The Role Of Colonialism In Brazil

Despite the fact that Brazil’s GDP is one of the highest globally, Brazil still faces developmental issues. One must take into consideration a country’s historical development, especially experiences with colonialism that impact other aspects of development. Although there may be economic development in a country, it does not equal development. In this paper, aspects of Brazil’s development will be seen which will help understand the nature of how the economy was shaped for the 21st Century. Colonialism, as well as path dependency, and Brazil’s history will be taken into consideration throughout this paper.
As an illustration, it all started with Columbus’s discovery. Once countries were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, both powerful …show more content…
The slaves were told that if they converted to Christianity, they would have been accepted into society and maintain land on their own once their debt was payed off. These privileges, of course were stripped away and these minorities were still oppressed. And in Brazil as well as America, Natives could not have been forced into labor because they knew the lands very well and could escape . Historians believe that slavery and the legacy it left were detrimental to Brazil’s development. Brazil was one of the largest importers of slaves the Portuguese soon realized that the indigenous population would not have been able to provide the source of servile labor that the Spanish encountered in the meso-America and the Andes …show more content…
The evaluation of the effects of colonialism shows the ending of where Brazil began to struggle in the economy once competition between markets evolved. The treatment of the indigenous population and African Americans is analyzed which is compared to the African slaves in the Americas. The comparison shows how the individuals that were promised protection and land if converted to Christianity were still suppressed in the