The 1835 Household Census for Santiago do Iguape, Bahia,
records a detailed portrait of more than seven thousand inhabitants of a Brazilian sugar plantation region, over half of whom were enslaved. The information recorded includes the name, age, race, marital status, occupation, and free or enslaved status of the members of each household. This source allows researchers and students an opportunity to better understand the patterns of life and work in one of the centers of Atlantic slavery.
