Class SystemCaptaincy SystemMasters and Slaves- Tendency to identify

labor with slavery gave rise to a large class or “poor whites”

Mazombos (Brazilian-born whites)VS. Reinois (Peninsulars)

Class System In the sugar-growing northeast, the great

planters became a distinct aristocratic classIn the cattle- raising regions of the south, the

greater freedom of movement of workers gave society a more democratic tone

Economic SituationCaptaincy SystemFrench, Dutch, and English Challenges-

economic struggle against foreign nations promoted unity

Pombaline Reforms( ~ Bourbon Reforms)- sought to improve economy, but was ineffective

Mercantilist SystemNapoleon’s invasion of Portugal

Indigenous PeopleBanderiantes ( ~Kurakas), who were

themselves mestizos in most cases, practiced slave raiding

Pombaline Reform forbade enslavement > indigenous people intermarried and became part of the population

Political SituationInefficient governors- overlapping functions

& intervention of home governmentSenado de Camara (~Juntas)- wealthy

merchants, planters, & professionals men