RESGATE E MERCADORIAS: UMA ANÁLISE COMPARADA DO TRÁFICO LUSO-BRASILEIRO DE ESCRAVOS EM ANGOLA E NA COSTA DA MINA (SÉCULO XVIII)

Abstract

The objective of this article is to review the role of Brazilian commodities in the purchase of African slaves and to discuss the relationship between this branch of trade and the European world-economy in eighteenth century. To this end, it presents a comparative analysis of the Luso-Brazilian slave trade in Angola and the Costa da Mina, estimating the relative share of different types of products from diverse continental and sectorial origins in the economic structure of the slave trade.