What Was Notably Different About the Portuguese Colony When Compared

question 5

Multiple Choice

What was notably different about the Portuguese colony when compared to the neighboring Spanish colonies?

• A)Brazilians were more class conscious.
• B)Brazil was less class conscious.
• C)Brazil was despised by Europeans in other colonies.
• D)The Brazilians were almost always extremely successful.
• E)Brazil was completely free with no slave labor.

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