英语听力：自然百科 从桑巴到巴萨诺瓦 Samba To Bossa—4

 In 1888, Brazil became the last major country in the world to officially abolish¹ slavery, 66 years after breaking away from Portugal to become an independent state.

 

Black workers were at last free to leave the plantations². Many headed south to Rio de Janeiro, now the Brazilian capital. 

 

 In Rio, the African rhythms of the former slaves mixed with European musical styles to create the different forms of modern day Samba.

1 abolish   

vt.废除（法律、习惯等），取消

参考例句：

• Do abolish this kind of bad evil.一定要废除这种恶劣习俗。
• The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.在作战武器消灭我们以前，我们应先把它消灭。

2 plantations   

n.种植园，大农场( plantation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Soon great plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy. 不久之后出现了依靠奴隶劳动的大庄园，使一些家庭成了富豪。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Winterborne's contract was completed, and the plantations were deserted. 维恩特波恩的合同完成后，那片林地变得荒废了。 来自辞典例句