Author: François Seyler

By François Seyler and Arthur Silve The tale of the downfall of slavery in Brazil is that of a divided imperial aristocracy, of established latifundiários and frontier planters in direct competition with each other. It is a tale of entrenched economic interests slowing down social progress, and of how they eventually reconfigured themselves, consolidating into … Continue reading Investigating the Political Economy of Slavery Abolition in Brazil