Question 14
Which European country first brought slaves from Africa to colonial Brazil and started the transatlantic slave trade?
the British Empire
А
B
the Dutch Empire
С
the Portuguese Empire
D
the Spanish Empire
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The Portuguese, in the 16th century, were the first to engage in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1526, they completed the first transatlantic slave voyage to Brazil, and other Europeans soon followed.
