USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Atlantic slave trade began in 1444, when Portuguese traders brought the first large number of slaves from Africa to Europe. In 1526, Portuguese mariners carried the first shipload of African slaves to Brazil in the Americas, establishing the Atlantic slave trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the fifteenth century, Portugal became the first European nation to take significant part in African slave trading. The Portuguese primarily acquired slaves for labor on Atlantic African island plantations, and later for plantations in Brazil and the Caribbean, though they also sent a small number to Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Portugal proudly claims to be one of the first countries to abolish slavery following a 1761 decree.

Detailed explanation-4: -Portuguese vessels carried an estimated 5.8 million Africans into slavery.