Between 1532 and 1549, colonization in Brazil was in the hands of minor Portuguese nobles granted strips of land called

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During this period, the Portuguese crown granted land in Brazil to minor nobles in the form of captaincies, which were large strips of land along the coast. These nobles, known as donatários, were responsible for the development and defense of their captaincies.

Between 1532 and 1549, Colonization in Brazil Was in the Hands