 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zvinhu zvinoverengeka zvakakonzera kuita kwakashata kwePortugal mune zvokurima. Kutanga, mwero wekudyara mune zvekurima wakanga wakaderera zvikuru. Nhamba yetarakita uye uwandu hwefetiraiza yakashandiswa pauniti yenzvimbo yakanga iri chetatu cheavhareji yeEuropean Community pakati pema1980. Chechipiri, mapurazi aiva kuchamhembe aiva maduku uye akanga akaparadzana; hafu yawo aiva akareba mahekita asingasviki 1, uye 86 muzana aiva akareba mahekita asingasviki 5. Chechitatu, mapurazi akaunganidzwa akagadzwa kumaodzanyemba pashure pokubviswa kwepfuma muna 1974 na1975 nemhaka yechiuto chemauto chokuruboshweye25 April 1974, yakabvumikisa kuva isingakwanisi kuvandudza, uye kushanda kwazvo kwakaderera. Chechina, kubereka kwakaderera kwaiva nechokuita nomwero wakaderera wedzidzo yevarimi. Pakupedzisira, migero yokuparadzira uye zvivako zvemari zvakanga zvisina kukwana mumativi enyika. Maererano nokufungidzira kwehurumende, anenge 9 000 km2 2 200 000 maeka epasi rokurima akatorwa pakati paApril 1974 naDecember 1975 muzita reshanduko yepasi; anenge 32 yezvinzvimbo zvakatongwa zvisiri pamutemo. Muna January 1976, hurumende yakavimbisa kudzorera ivhu rakanga ratorwa zvisiri pamutemo kuvaridzi varo, uye muna 1977, yakaparura Mutemo Wokuongorora Kugadziridzwa Kwemunda. Kudzorerwa kwevhu rakagarwa zvisiri pamutemo kwakatanga muna 1978. 