Portugal's colony of Brazil was a target for other colonial forces for all of the resources and ready slave labor available. One of the heroes against them was Henrique Dias, a Black Brazilian who faced off against the Dutch. His service would see him earn the title of 'governador da gente preta' or 'governor of the Black people.' Not much is […]

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