Quiz: The Beginning of the Colonization of Brazil

Read each statement carefully and mark (V) for True or (F) for False. 1. Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in Brazil in 1500 by accident, as his main objective was to find a new route to China.

• True

• False

Read each statement carefully and mark (V) for True or (F) for False. 2. The first great wealth that the Portuguese explored in Brazil was the gold found in Minas Gerais.

• True

• False

In the beginning, the extraction of Pau-Brasil was based on 'barter', an exchange of products (such as mirrors, knives, and fabrics) for the work of the indigenous people.

• True

• False

Read each statement carefully and mark (V) for True or (F) for False. 4. Indigenous peoples were never enslaved in Brazil, as they were considered friends of the Portuguese.

• True

• False

Read each statement carefully and mark (V) for True or (F) for False. 5. The colonization of Brazil was a totally peaceful process, without wars or conflicts between Portuguese and indigenous people.

• True

• False

The Hereditary Captaincy system was created to populate Brazil, dividing the territory into large tracts of land that were given to Portuguese nobles.

• True

• False

Read each statement carefully and mark (V) for True or (F) for False. 7. All the Hereditary Captaincies were very successful and quickly became wealthy.

• True

• False

A principal atividade econômica que veio depois do ciclo do Pau-Brasil foi o cultivo de cana-de-açúcar.

• True

• False

Os africanos vieram para o Brasil por vontade própria, em busca de uma vida melhor.

• True

• False

Os navios que traziam os africanos para o Brasil eram chamados de "tumbeiros" por causa das péssimas condições de viagem, onde muitos morriam.

• True

• False