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Brazilian Gold

==The beginning==
During the early 1700s in the geographic location that is present-day Brazil, Portuguese colonists known as bandieritas roamed the countryside. They were looking for native Indians to capture for the slave trade, which extended from South America all the way up to Europe. During their search of the countryside, they found something that changed the history of the continent, led to the borders of present-day Brazil, and potentially led to the extension of slavery. The bandieritias found gold in an area the size of London in present-day Brazil called Minas Gerais.
Gold rushes were nothing new to the world. Unlike others in history though, the Brazilian gold rush lasted the longest. In contrast to the United States where the gold rush helped the country establish an infrastructure, the Brazilian gold rush saw mass migration but with no rising infrastructure. Much like other gold rushes around the world at that time, the natural resources took the brunt of the mining process. What sets the Brazilian gold rush apart is that the price of losing natural resources has never surpassed the price of gold.
Between 1693 and 1720 some 400,000 Portuguese and 500,000 slaves had relocated to southeastern Brazil to mine gold. Such was the growth that, by 1725, half Brazil’s entire population was residing in Minas Gerais.〔(J. (2012, October 12). The Brazilian Gold Rush. )〕 The excitement of the thought of instant wealth brought many people to the mines. The gold rush also provided a new avenue for slavery to thrive as thousands upon thousands were forced to do the work while the slave owners prospered.
The initial gold rush lasted up until the late 1800s. Many villagers, known as garimpieros, still try to make a living off the industry.

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