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Jun 7, 1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas
A sign that Spain claimed all American lands west of a set line of longitude and Portugal claimed lands to the east and began colonizing Brazil. -
Apr 22, 1500
The arrival of the Portuguese
When Portuguese arrived they find out Brazil is a home for lot of indigenous people -
The Portuguese royal family fled to Brazil
The Portuguese royal family try to escape from Napoleon, so they fled to Brazil and governed from there. -
Brazil becomes an empire under Pedro I
In 1822, Pedro declared that Brazil was not longer a part of Portugal and he made himself emperor of an independent Brazil -
Brazil becomes an independent republic
In 1889, Brazil's military staged a coup (an overthrow government) and the empire ended and a republic took its place -
Dictator Getulio Vargas overthrows the government
Getulio Vargas give women rights to vote, and he encourage nation's manufacturing, so that the nation would not be so dependent to foreign goods -
Democracy restored
Brazil today is a country with a lively culture, a strong economy, and rich natural resources. -
The FIFA World Cup in Brazil
FIFA World Cup is a international soccer game in every 4 years. Soccer is a matter of national pride in Brazil,so this competition is popular in Brazil and it also attract lot of tourist come to Brazil. -
The Olympic Games in Rio
The 2016 Olympic Games is located in Rio and many tourist came to Rio and Brazil had increase in international importance in the world and also improved infrastructure in Rio, but it doesn't benefit most of the Brazilians like people who live in favelas,government built a wall in the highway to block the sight for the tourist to see the favelas.
