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Jan 1, 1494
Amerindians
Amerigo Vespucci's Personal Account shaped the way most Eurepeans viewed the natives. -
Jun 7, 1494
The Portuguese Crown
The Treaty of Tordesillas, which granted the Portuguese a huge portion of the new world and Africa. -
Apr 22, 1500
Amerindian
When the Portuguese first arrived, there were about 7 million natives. That number has severely reduced. -
Jan 5, 1532
The Portuguese Crown
The first portuguese colony was established in Sao Vicente. -
Oct 5, 1549
The Catholic Church
Jesuits were allowed to settle in Brazil -
Oct 5, 1550
Portuguese Colonits/Merchants
The Colonist Cane Farms began to grow rapidly. -
Apr 5, 1558
The Portuguese Crown
There was a new king in Portugal, who decided to make the coast safe for sugar plantations. This lead to bushing indians further away. -
Oct 5, 1560
Portuguese Colonits/Merchants
Peasant immigrants were being sent to Brazil. -
Oct 5, 1562
Amerindian
The diseases brought to the new world killed about half the population by this point. -
Oct 5, 1570
Afro-Brazilians
They began to bring African slaves to Brazil. -
Oct 5, 1580
Afro-Brazilians
These black slaves were firmly established as the labor force. -
The Catholic Church
Jesuits began to move eastward in order to build more missions -
Portuguese Colonits/Merchants
Brazil became the largest sugar producer in the world. -
Afro-Brazilians
African slave fugitives began to increase. -
The Portuguese Crown
The Dutch invated this Portuguese territory -
Portuguese Colonits/Merchants
The Dutch brought technological advances to the production of sugar. -
The Catholic Church
Father Vieira spoke out against the treatment of the native population. -
The Portuguese Crown
The Colonists deported Father Vieira from Brazil. -
Amerindian
By this year, the entire native community was divided into Missions. -
Portuguese Colonits/Merchants
The Brazilian gold rush. Many left sugar plantations in persuit of gold. -
Amerindian
One of the most brutal uprising occured, which was lead by native Ajuricaba.