The Slave Market in Rio de Janeiro circa 1869: Context, Movement and Social Experience

The slave market in Rio de Janeiro was transformed over the course of the nineteenth century. Prior to 1850, slaves poured into the city from Africa via the Atlantic trade. Buying and selling slaves then shifted to a local market typified by individual sales. Rather than a concentrated process domin...

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Published in:	Journal of Latin American geography Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 85 - 110
Main Authors:	Frank, Zephyr, Berry, Whitney
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Austin Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers 01.10.2010 University of Texas Press University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press)
Subjects:	Children Cities Decimas Geography History Parishes Sales transactions Slave ownership Slave trade Slave women Slaves Brazil
ISSN:	1545-2476, 1548-5811
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