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How did the Portuguese benefit from the slave trade

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They imported a lot of African Americans to Brazil to have a nice life, but they didn't make them slaves. When they arrived, they had the same rights as white people.
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The Portuguese benefits from the slave trade are discussed below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Atlantic Slave trade

  • Portuguese established their trading factories along with the African coast permanent settlement.
  • Most of the factories are set up by the approval of the African authorities with the main motive of Trade benefits by establishing new markets.
  • During the Atlantic slave trade, Brazil receives more African slaves than any other country.
  • African slaves were behind the growth of the sugar economy, Sugar was the primary export of the colony.
  • Other major benefits are the discovery of diamond and gold mines.
  • which led to the various infrastructure growth and huge economic benefits to Portuguese.
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