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Apr 1, 1500
First Contact: Portuguese and Natives
In a recurring theme in the Age of Discovery, European explorer 'discovers' new land teeming with Indians. Cabral pokes around Brazil while lost and looking for India. -
Aug 15, 1510
Birth of the Brazilan Peoples?
Portuguese adventurer Joao Ramalho marries a native Tibirican princess, beginning a theme of regular intermarriage between conquerors and conquered. -
Oct 13, 1550
Jesuits Establish Missions
The order of the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, establish a mission system throughout Brazil in attempts to convert natives to Catholicism -
Oct 13, 1570
Sebastian Bans Indian Slavery
King Sebastian I nominally bans the enslavement of native Indians, though the trend continues for centuries. -
Dutch Organize Meeting With 20 Amerindian Chiefs
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Cariri Raid On Cattle Ranch Lands
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Crown Declares War On Tupinamba
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Pombal Evicts Jesuits
Marques De Pombal decrees the Jesuits removed from all Portuguese lands. While not ideal and acting as smallpox factories for the natives, the missions did attempt to provide stability and protection for the Amerindian population. -
Guaicuru Virtually Extinct
