Why did the African slaves survive to populate Brazil while large numbers of Tupi died?
A) African slaves rebelled against the Portuguese.
B) African slaves had iron weapons to fight the Portuguese.
C) African slaves had built immunity against, and therefore were not vulnerable to, European diseases.
D) African slaves were nonsedentary agriculturalists.

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African slaves had built immunity against European diseases due to prior exposure in their native lands, unlike the indigenous Tupi people who had no immunity to these new diseases and suffered high mortality rates as a result.

Why Did the African Slaves Survive to Populate Brazil While