Prazo

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A prazo was a large estate leased to Portuguese colonial settlers and traders in Africa to exploit the continent's resources.

Prazos operated like a semi-feudal system and were most commonly found in the Zambezi River Valley.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Eckert, Andreas / Ingeborg Grau ( Arno Sonderegger, Afrika 1500–1900. Geschichte und Gesellschaft, Wien 2010.


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