Portuguese struggle for Justice1548 with arrival of 6 Jesuits
Jesuit Manuel de Nóbrega (1517-1570): “They are not certain about any god, and believe anyone who tells them he is a god... A few letters will suffice here, for it is all a blank page. All we need to do is to inscribe on it at will the necessary virtues, be zealous, and ensure that the Creator is known to these creatures of His.”
Founded schools and missions (e.g., Sao Paulo, 1562) to convert and protect Indians from slavers and settlers
The aldeia system: missions for converting, christianizing (marriage, family) and protecting Indians; exposed them to disease and slave raiders