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May 7, 1500
Pedro Alvares Cabral discovers and claims Brazil
Pedro Alvares Cabral discovers and claims Brazil for Portugal -
Independance Day
Brazil gains their Independance from Portugal -
The Republic of Brazil is proclaimed
The republic is proclaimed -
Military seizes power
The military seizes power.In 1964,civilians were frustrated by an economy that seemed to be disintegrating. -
Economy recovery
In 1973 the economy began to feel a recovery thanks to the Organization of Petroleum Expoting Countires(OPEC) . It was dais to be a "miracle", with growth rates averaging 10% a year. -
Economic Crisis ensue
Shortages of adequate food and land resultes in many problems -
Lula is elected President
Luis Inacio da Silva, “Lula,” elected president
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Lula is reelected
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Dilma Rousseff elected President
January1'st Dilma Rousseff is elected President. -
Current Population 201,103,330
a growth rate of 1.1 % . Birth rate of 18.1/1000. Brazils life expectancy is around 72 years -
Culture
Ethnic Makeup is 55% white; 38% mixed; 6% black; 1% others. Their main Laguages are Portuguese; Spanish; English; and even French. -
Land
Brazil is mostly composed of flat to low rolling lowlands in the north ,hills plains and a narrow costal belt. Brazil has a mostly tropical or semitropical climate with a temperate zone in the south. The Brazilian rainforest is part of the Amazon Rainforest and the Brazialian Rainforest represents over half of the worlds remaining Rainforest . -
Women in the workforce
Women in the workforce started to grow in the 90's. Women then began to limit the children they were having on average from 5 children to 3.5 , and more women began to use birthcontrol.Now that some families had two wage earners the standard of living in Brazil rose. More homes began to have electricity and running water
