Learn how the Portuguese settlers established the world's first coffee plantations in Brazil

Name: Learn how the Portuguese settlers established the world's first coffee plantations in Brazil
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T08:00:00
Duration: 46 s
Description: Harvesting and drying of coffee in Brazil

Harvesting and drying of coffee in Brazil

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Learn how the Portuguese settlers established the world's first coffee plantations in Brazil
Explore how Portuguese colonialism, slavery, and European migration contributed to Brazil's diversity
Examine the poverty endured by the Brazilian population living in favelas on the outskirts of major cities
Learn about the roles of colonization and slavery in Brazil becoming the world's largest coffee-bean producer
Learn how the Iguaçu Falls supply hydroelectric power to new industries in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
Investigate how segments of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest are cleared for lumber, agriculture, and grazing
Learn how the Brazilian government incentivized forest clearing in the Amazon for beef production and ranching
Explore Rio de Janiero's many sides from Carnival and samba schools to the favelas and skyscrapers
Witness the lives of gold miners in shantytowns along the road network that carves up the Amazon Rainforest

Transcript

NARRATOR: Some of the best blends of coffee in the world are made with beans from Brazil.

The early Portuguese who settled along the coast of Brazil brought young coffee plants from Africa and established the first coffee plantations.

The conditions were so favorable that today Brazil is the world's leading producer of coffee.