Before the arrival of Portugal, the Tupi-Guarani Indians were the early inhabitants in Brazil. The Portuguese then found Brazil in the 1500s (Rouke). When the Europeans came to the country they were met by skilled farmers and fisherman. The first Europeans settled among the coastal Indian village. There they exchanged hardware and trinkets with the Indians for brazil-wood (or pau-brasil), which is used for making a fir-colored dye for fabric (Ronald Milton Schneider). The Portuguese gave Brazil its’ name after the pau-brasil wood (Rouke). During the second half of the 16th century, the coastal Indian population had been decimated and slaves from Africa were being imported to work on the rapidly expanding plantations. These plantations flourished during the early and mid-17th century (Ronald Milton Schneider). During this time, some explorer, or bandeirantes, traveled to the highlands. They would travel there to capture Indians for slavery and search for precious metals and stones. Eventually, a few of these explorers settled there and introduced small groups of cattle that expanded into large herds. This eventually led to cattle raising dominating Brazil’s economy (Ronald Milton Schneider). The first gold strike occurred in what is now Minas Gerais in 1695. During the 18th century, Brazil exported a large portion of the world’s gold. Diamonds were found in the same region in 1729 (Ronald Milton Schneider).
In the 19th century, the prince regent of Portugal, Dom Joao VI, decided to establish a government in Brazil. His arrival caused an uproar in Latin America. The Spanish colonial empire collapsed and many Spanish colonies became independent. Dom Joao introduced the printing press, universities, banks and libraries. He eventually crowned himself king of Portugal and Brazil (Rouke). Brazil, then, became the only New World colony to have a European monarch ruling on its soil. In 1821. Dom Joao decided to go back to Portugal but left his son, Dom Pedro, to become the regent of Brazil. Dom Pedro I declared himself as the first emperor of Brazil (Rouke). Brazil’s economic and political Centre shifted from the Northeast to the Southeast as well. Coffee plantations brought additional wealth into the region during the 19th century (Ronald Milton Schneider). By 1860, thousands of European immigrants, mainly Italians, were coming into the region. Two decades later, their influx increased to some 40,000 per year. Rio de Janeiro’s population had passed 500,000 by the time slaves were fully emancipated in 1888. In Sao Paulo, however, they were still a modest town of 65,000 but that changed when the European immigrants began to arrive (Ronald Milton Schneider). They mainly helped with the coffee plantations although some went to the southern coasts or in the forest to settle. The immigrants played a key role in building railroads and industries in Sao Paulo (Ronald Milton Schneider).
During the 19th century with the Southeast was rising, the Northeast was struggling to advance economically. In the face of a drought, high rates of unemployment and an archaic landholding system that concentrated all of the best coastal lands in the hands of a few powerful landowners, the Northeast remained economically depressed throughout much of the 19th and 20th century (Ronald Milton Schneider). With economic booms happening all over the country, people began to leave the region. A large number of farmers were the first to settle in the backlands of the Northeast. They abandoned their lands in the 1870s and 80s because of severe drought. They found employment by resettling in the Amazon region (Ronald Milton Schneider). Northeasterners also participated in the construction of Brasilia. Other Northeasterners moved to the forest in the northern part of the Brazilian highlands and to the frontier Amazonian zones. These areas were sparsely populated. Migrants from southern Brazil also went into these areas due to the loss of their livelihoods with the spread of mechanized agriculture. In the late 1950s the Japanese settlers began to raise jute and black pepper along the lower Amazon (Ronald Milton Schneider).
The settlement pattern is more where people can make money or where there are jobs for people to do. For some of the European immigrants, they came to Brazil more because if what Brazil was supplying, which was the coffee. A lot of people could have travelled into the forest because of the natural resources that is in the forest and the protection that they could get while there. Brazil is very close to the equator, so it does get very hot. This could be another reason why a lot of people went southeast. Southeast is a bit further away from the equator whereas the Northeast gets really close. In fact, the equator hits the top of the Northeast. Another reason people could have migrated into the forest is because it wasn’t very populated. So while Rio de Janerio and Sau Paulo filled up in population, the forest gradually gained people.
In the 19th century, the prince regent of Portugal, Dom Joao VI, decided to establish a government in Brazil. His arrival caused an uproar in Latin America. The Spanish colonial empire collapsed and many Spanish colonies became independent. Dom Joao introduced the printing press, universities, banks and libraries. He eventually crowned himself king of Portugal and Brazil (Rouke). Brazil, then, became the only New World colony to have a European monarch ruling on its soil. In 1821. Dom Joao decided to go back to Portugal but left his son, Dom Pedro, to become the regent of Brazil. Dom Pedro I declared himself as the first emperor of Brazil (Rouke). Brazil’s economic and political Centre shifted from the Northeast to the Southeast as well. Coffee plantations brought additional wealth into the region during the 19th century (Ronald Milton Schneider). By 1860, thousands of European immigrants, mainly Italians, were coming into the region. Two decades later, their influx increased to some 40,000 per year. Rio de Janeiro’s population had passed 500,000 by the time slaves were fully emancipated in 1888. In Sao Paulo, however, they were still a modest town of 65,000 but that changed when the European immigrants began to arrive (Ronald Milton Schneider). They mainly helped with the coffee plantations although some went to the southern coasts or in the forest to settle. The immigrants played a key role in building railroads and industries in Sao Paulo (Ronald Milton Schneider).
During the 19th century with the Southeast was rising, the Northeast was struggling to advance economically. In the face of a drought, high rates of unemployment and an archaic landholding system that concentrated all of the best coastal lands in the hands of a few powerful landowners, the Northeast remained economically depressed throughout much of the 19th and 20th century (Ronald Milton Schneider). With economic booms happening all over the country, people began to leave the region. A large number of farmers were the first to settle in the backlands of the Northeast. They abandoned their lands in the 1870s and 80s because of severe drought. They found employment by resettling in the Amazon region (Ronald Milton Schneider). Northeasterners also participated in the construction of Brasilia. Other Northeasterners moved to the forest in the northern part of the Brazilian highlands and to the frontier Amazonian zones. These areas were sparsely populated. Migrants from southern Brazil also went into these areas due to the loss of their livelihoods with the spread of mechanized agriculture. In the late 1950s the Japanese settlers began to raise jute and black pepper along the lower Amazon (Ronald Milton Schneider).
The settlement pattern is more where people can make money or where there are jobs for people to do. For some of the European immigrants, they came to Brazil more because if what Brazil was supplying, which was the coffee. A lot of people could have travelled into the forest because of the natural resources that is in the forest and the protection that they could get while there. Brazil is very close to the equator, so it does get very hot. This could be another reason why a lot of people went southeast. Southeast is a bit further away from the equator whereas the Northeast gets really close. In fact, the equator hits the top of the Northeast. Another reason people could have migrated into the forest is because it wasn’t very populated. So while Rio de Janerio and Sau Paulo filled up in population, the forest gradually gained people.
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During the period of time when coffee plantations were becoming a huge success, they went to Africa and brought back slaves.
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The key is the annual rainfall in inches. The place it rains most is in the Amazon where a lot of Brazilians retreated to when they lost all they had and needed to look for work. A lot of people didn't populate this area and that could be because of the rainfall that occurred. Another reason could be that it provided shade from the heat.
http://www.geographia.com/brazil/index.htm
This website provided a little more information on the history of Brazil. Not necessarily about the settlement of Brazil, but more about culture of Brazil. This website also provides information on each of the four large cities. There you can learn some interesting facts about them and some business things that they attend to and what type of traveling you can do there.
http://www.brazil.org.za/
This website provides the history of Brazil. It also provides facts about the country and some of the states.
This website provided a little more information on the history of Brazil. Not necessarily about the settlement of Brazil, but more about culture of Brazil. This website also provides information on each of the four large cities. There you can learn some interesting facts about them and some business things that they attend to and what type of traveling you can do there.
http://www.brazil.org.za/
This website provides the history of Brazil. It also provides facts about the country and some of the states.
Citations for the paper:Ronald Milton Schneider, . N.p.. Web. 28 Jan 2014
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/78101/Brazil/25073/Settlement-patterns>.
Rouke, Emma. "Introduction to Brazil." The Brazil Buisness. Fujikawa, 22 Oct 2013. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/introduction-to-brazil>.
Citations for the maps used:
(Slavery):
"On International Day, UN Pays Tribute to Heroes of Abolition." UN News Center. UN, 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
(Temperature and Precipitation):
"Brazil's Physical Regions." Brazil. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/78101/Brazil/25073/Settlement-patterns>.
Rouke, Emma. "Introduction to Brazil." The Brazil Buisness. Fujikawa, 22 Oct 2013. Web. 28 Jan 2014. <http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/introduction-to-brazil>.
Citations for the maps used:
(Slavery):
"On International Day, UN Pays Tribute to Heroes of Abolition." UN News Center. UN, 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
(Temperature and Precipitation):
"Brazil's Physical Regions." Brazil. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
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In 1960, the population was pretty split evenly. The male population seems to be a bit more than the females but there isn't a huge difference. Flash forward 35 years later to 1995 and it looks like the men are still dominant in the younger ages but there were a lot more females between ages 20-35. The population also increased by approximately 89 million people.