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Pedro Cabral claimed Brazil. explorer Pedro Cabral lands in Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
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An expedition lead by Martim Alfanso de Sousa-this marks the first settlement in Brazil.
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Tome de Sousa sailed to Brazil to establish a central government. De Sousa brought along Jesuits, who wanted to teach people. They saved colonization.
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French forces occupy Rio De Janeiro. Later on Portugal regains control and establishes the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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The first sugarcane farm was established. they began to import slaves from Africa.
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Dutch withdraw from Brazil. After several years of war with the Portuguese, the Dutch withdrew.
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Gold is discovered in Brazil.
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Portugal gives up Colonia de Sacramento in Treaty of Utrecht. Aka Spanish Succession.
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Coffee is brought to Brazil! This is big for Brazil because it will bring in a bunch of money.
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The Minas Conspiracy fails. The Minas Conspiracy was inspired by the U.S. Revolution, but fell down. They wanted to have freedom.
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France invades Portugal. John VI goes to Brazil with his family and his son Pedro.
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Brazil becomes part of the Portuguese Kingdom called The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
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Pedro I makes Portugal Independent. Pedro refuses to obey the Cortes.
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Pedro I writes the first Brazilian Constitution.
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Pedro II has his coronation to become king at the age of 6. (Disastrous, I know.)
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South America’s War of the Triple Alliance saw Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay aligned against Paraguay.
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After the American Civil War some southerners moved to Brazil (slavery is still permitted in Brazil)
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Slavery is abolished in Brazil.
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In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Emperor Dom Pedro II was overthrown.
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The Rio de Janeiro 98-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer was unveiled atop Corcovado Mountain.
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Brazilian women win the right to vote.
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Brazil declared war on the Axis powers
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Vargas is deposed by the military in a surprise coup.
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Vargas is democratically elected as President. He then nationalizes Brazil’s natural resources.
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Vargas faces another coup. He declared that he would “only leave the presidential palace dead” then he steps down and dies.
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In order to centralize the power and not favor a region, the capital was moved to Brasilia.
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Humberto Castelo Branco, who from 1964- 1967 served as a military dictator. There was a slow move toward liberal democracy.
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civilian government was restored. This was the beginning of the New Republic.
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Brazil has its first successful presidential election by direct popular vote. Fernando Collor was the first president by direct vote.
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the first female president, Dilma Rousseff, was elected for Brazil.