Towns spring up in Minas Gerais as…

1696 CE to 1707 CE

Towns spring up in Minas Gerais as if by magic in the hitherto unbroken wilderness, while large sections of the coast are virtually depopulated.

Enslaved workers from Brazil's sugar plantations and Africa's gold-working regions, who are quickly brought into the region, introduce several mining techniques there.

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Ouro Prêto Minas Gerais Brazil View →

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Brazil, Colonial View → Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Strategic metals View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Lumber View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Government View → Technology View → Finance View →

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