Valongo Wharf and the slave trade to Brazil

Brazil received about 4.9 million enslaved Africans, more than any other country. Between 1811 and the first ban on the trade in 1831, hundreds of thousands landed at Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro and were sold in nearby warehouses. Buried under later landfill, the stone wharf was uncovered in 2011 during port redevelopment.