This topic hasn't really been brought up in a while so I was wondering what people thought of it.
Suppose that Brazil was able to obtain Angola in its independence settlement. IRL the treaty they signed prevented Brazil from claiming colonies. However, those in Luanda seemed to be sympathetic to Rio de Janeiro and the two countries have a really connected economy, especially in the slave trade. So let's just say Portugal leaves that clause out (perhaps if there is some strong anti-Lisbon sentiment) and Brazil is able to successfully claim Angola.
How would Angola develop in the years following? Would Brazil push from the expansion of the colony and invest in infrastructure or would they simply let it be a slave trading colony? When would Angola reasonably declare independence from Brazil?
Suppose that Brazil was able to obtain Angola in its independence settlement. IRL the treaty they signed prevented Brazil from claiming colonies. However, those in Luanda seemed to be sympathetic to Rio de Janeiro and the two countries have a really connected economy, especially in the slave trade. So let's just say Portugal leaves that clause out (perhaps if there is some strong anti-Lisbon sentiment) and Brazil is able to successfully claim Angola.
How would Angola develop in the years following? Would Brazil push from the expansion of the colony and invest in infrastructure or would they simply let it be a slave trading colony? When would Angola reasonably declare independence from Brazil?