The A brief report on the relations between Brazil and England in the 19th century: the transition of the labor system and the main legacy of the slavery system

Abstract

The influence of England on the economic formation of Brazil is well known. These induced marks easily seen in current times. Even after independence, Dom Pedro I found himself pressured to keep the nation subordinate to the British in favor of international recognition, a fact that was reflected in the trafficking of enslaved blacks. The treaty signed in 1826 was not only about the renewal of a mere British interest, but also of an abolitionist agreement that had transformed Brazil, in an economic and social character. The abolition of slavery in Brazil depends on external factors and, not least, internal factors: A period in which there were more enslaved individuals than free whites – building the concern that, as a matter of time, blacks would become aware.