But other European countries also wanted to expand their commerce with the New World, and Noronha was powerless to curb the growing illegal trade carried on by French, English, and Spanish navigators.
सुरवातीला, पोर्तुगीज वसाहतकारांनी, ब्राझीलवुड कापून वाहून नेण्यासाठी अमेरिकेतील मूळ रहिवाशांचा उपयोग केला.