Hey Gardneun! In their plantations in Brazil, the Portuguese chose to grow sugarcane as it was appropriate for the climate and it was practical and efficient for the slave work. It was also a good and required item in the slave cycle (that went from Europe to Africa, Africa to South America, South America to Europe).
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The church was responsible for social policy and welfare and also carried out some functions of the state. Its clergy conducted and registered marriages, baptisms and funerals; they delivered education to children and distributed charity to the poor.
