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Few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were sent to Brazil. While only 4 % were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. Brazil was the last country to get rid of slavery. Escaped slaves found safety in dense jungles or remote mountain regions. where they set up settlements under different names such as quilombo or 'palenque. which is a small fort like village where the slaves good live there lives and be free. Today Brazil has the largest population of African-Americans outside of the United States. The population in which at least 60 percent is of African descent. Statistics on the number of slaves imported into Brazil range from 1025 million