blankspaceBS t1_j82fhhe wrote on February 11, 2023 at 3:07 AM Reply to comment by inconvenientnews in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics Yeah. Slavery here was mostly to keep the colonial sugar cane industry going. This isn't news to any brazilian. We learn that in elementary school. It should have been pointed out somewhere in this thread tho Permalink Parent 11
blankspaceBS t1_j82fhhe wrote
Reply to comment by inconvenientnews in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Yeah. Slavery here was mostly to keep the colonial sugar cane industry going. This isn't news to any brazilian. We learn that in elementary school.
It should have been pointed out somewhere in this thread tho