| | Brazil - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brazil |
 | | By 1800 fl slaves from Africa made up one-third of Brazil's population of 2 million. |
 | | Of the rest, about two-thirds were fl and mulatto and one-third of European origin. |
 | | In 1699 the goldfields of Minas Gerais were discovered, and the interiors of the states of Bahía, Goiás, and Mato Grosso were opened up and settled by groups of adventurers called Bandeirantes, who were attracted to these regions by stories of the fabulous wealth they were said to contain. |
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