Brazil on track to end Modern-Day Slavery

In the 1600s-1800s, Brazil was the owner of 5 million slaves, roughly equating to 40% of the population. In the Triangular Slave Trade, a total of 38% of slaves traded were trafficked into Brazil illegally. The Brazilian Government, in 1888, finally banned all slavery, being one of the last countries on Earth to do so.

Brazil didn't have a good start to slavery, but the Brazilian Government wont let this hold them back.

In the past 20 years, they have let free many slaves in many locations and circumstances. In 1995, they let free 288 slaves from a labour farm. In five years, this number grew to 583. This was the first little action against modern-day slavery, and was only the beginning. From then on, the number of freed slaves grew larger and larger, up to 5,000 slaves in 2008.

But the Brazilian Government won't stop there. There are still plenty of slaves left in the country. But, as they have reduced the 5 million slaves since the 1800s to little over 100,000, it is only a matter of when, not if, slavery in Brazil is eradicated.