Portugal shipped sugarcane and other goods from Brazil to Europe from the 1530s to 1700s, using slaves transported from Africa to cultivate the crops. Gold was discovered in Brazil in the early 1800s, becoming the primary economic activity and extracted using slave labor under Portuguese military oversight until production declined late in the 18th century. Portugal traded goods like cachaca and shells with Africa to obtain slaves for cultivation and gold mining in Brazil.

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2. Brazil had many agricultural goods such as tobacco, cachaca, and cotton but the most important good was sugarcane which Portugal shipped to Europe The sugarcane cycle took place from the 1530’s to the 1700’s The Portuguese shipped many slaves from Africa to do their cultivating for them in Brazil Portugal traded cachaca and shells for slaves in Africa Sugarcane

3. Gold was first found in Brazil in the early 1800’s which became the main economic activity of colonial Brazil In Portugal gold was mainly used to buy goods such as textiles and weapons from countries like England Gold extraction was mostly done by slaves and because of this the king would melt all gold into bars and also sent over armies to overlook the process The gold production slowed down toward the end of the 18th century Gold Cycle