I was listening to an episode of Behind the Bastards about the slave labor used by Volkswagen in the 1970s and 1980s and this fact came up. Here’s the relevant Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Brazil

Excerpt:

Out of the 12 million Africans who were forcibly brought to the New World, approximately 5.5 million were brought to Brazil between 1540 and the 1860s.

  • scholar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    11 hours ago
    1. Films that no-one has seen aren’t going to be influencing peoples knowledge. I notice you haven’t named any either. For more information please see: Burdan of Proof
    2. This discussion is about jol’s claim that hollywood is responsible for covering up slavery in Brazil. Those are the goalposts. The fact that hollywood collaborates with the US military to promote their interests is only relevant if you can show a link to slavery in Brazil.
    • tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish
      31·
      4 hours ago

      Look, honestly, I have no clue what we’re really arguing, so I’m willing to concede your point.

      However: “Burdan of proof”? Burdan? I barely know’em! XD