Brazil's Socioeconomic Structures and Slavery. Summary: This paper discusses Brazil's socioeconomic structure that was founded on slavery. During the colonial period from 1550 to 1880, rapid growth of the Brazilian economy occurred because of the convergence of several factors. The sugar industry was synonymous with the early economy. NOTE: Amer, no books by Schwartz or Bethell are available. Pages: 13 Bibliography: 23 source(s) listed Filename: 18832 Brazil's Socioeconomic Structures.doc Price: 116.35