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Brazilian agricultural renaissance: sugar imported by Portugal (1761–1807)

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  • Marcondes, Renato Leite
  • Oliveira, Lélio Luiz de

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This paper proposes constructing a new series of Brazilian sugar imports to Portugal between 1761 and 1807. The new customs data collected provides quantities, Brazilian origin, quality and taxes of the sugar. Based on the results of the empirical research, we demonstrate and corroborate the Brazilian sugar renaissance in the second half of the eighteenth century, a period of crisis in the colony’s mining industry and in the Portuguese trade balance. The growth of the sugar economy in the colony contributed to the adjustment of Portugal’s external accounts. The new information has allowed us to verify the increase in Brazilian sugar exports, especially after the early 1770s, despite the stagnation of the Portuguese economy.

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  • Marcondes, Renato Leite & Oliveira, Lélio Luiz de, 2026. "Brazilian agricultural renaissance: sugar imported by Portugal (1761–1807)," Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 44(2), pages -2, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:reveco:v:44:y:2026:i:2:p:_2
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