Enslaved in Porto Alegre
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The City
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In 1831, Rufino’s young master, an army cadet, took him to the province of Rio Grande do Sul, where he was sold to a merchant from the capital city of Porto Alegre. When his new master went bankrupt, Rufino was auctioned and bought by the police chief of the province. He worked as a cook at home and probably as a hire-out worker in the streets as well. Rio Grande received scores of slaves imported from Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. By 1819, 30 percent of Porto Alegre’s population were slaves. As the city grew, daily conflicts between slaves and the police and maroon activity became a major problem.
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1998 ◽
Vol 40
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pp. 71-76
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2011 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 826-834
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2016 ◽
Vol 37
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pp. 4077
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1996 ◽
Vol 45
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pp. 431-437
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