Topic 5: From Discovery to the End of the Colonial Era (1500-1822)

5.1 BRAZIL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MERCANTILISM

  • European contacts: discoveries and encounters or “clash” of cultures?

  • The colonial system / Colonial Pact

5.2 COLONIAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY (16th – 18th centuries)

  • The “sugar-cane society” (plantation and slavery)

  • Colonial expansion and territorial reorganization (the role of cattle raising, the “bandeiras” and the mining economy)

  • Mining economy and society

5.3 THE COLONIAL CRISIS (18th – 19th centuries)

  • The old colonial system at stake

  • Local rebellions and attempts at independence

  • The royal family in Brazil and the new political status

  • The granting of independence

PreviousTopic 4: Environment and SocietyNextTopic 6: The Monarchical Experience (1822-1889)

Last updated