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Portuguese explorers arrived at the coast of Bahia in 1500. Trading posts were quickly established for the exportation of Brazilwood, a reddish tree that was found in abundance along the coast. Shortly thereafter the first slaves began to arrive in Brazil from Africa to work in the sugar mills and plantations. Their influence is still very apparent in the culture of the Bahian coast today. Read more...


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