Slave Market in Brazil
Johann Moritz Rugendas · 1835
Why it's great
People who have been enslaved are held for sale at a market in Brazil, which received more enslaved Africans than any other country in the Americas. Johann Moritz Rugendas, a German artist who traveled there, made this picture in 1835.
🏛️ Part of history
Slavery & the Fight for Freedom (1780–1865) — People who have been enslaved are held for sale at a market in Brazil, which received more enslaved Africans than any other country in the Americas.
Where to see it
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Johann Moritz Rugendas was a German painter born in Augsburg in 1802. He traveled and lived in Brazil, Mexico and Chile, producing many sketches of landscapes, daily life and the lives of enslaved people. He died in Weilheim an der Teck in 1858.
