When the Brazilian slave trade declined, slaves were used on Portuguese plantations which stretched inland of Luanda and to a lesser extent around Benguela, and when Moçâmedes was founded in 1840, Portugal also controlled a continuous coastal strip from Ambriz to Benguela.
Slaves were used on Portuguese plantations and to a lesser extent around Benguela. These Portuguese plantations stretched inland of Luanda. The Brazilian slave trade declined. Portugal also controlled a continuous coastal strip from Ambriz to Benguela. Moçâmedes was founded in 1840.