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1500
1500
Pedro Cabral claimed Brazil. explorer Pedro Cabral lands in Brazil and claims it for Portugal. -
Period: 1500 to
1500-1700
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1530
1530
An expedition lead by Martim Alfanso de Sousa-this marks the first settlement in Brazil. -
1549
1549
Tome de Sousa sailed to Brazil to establish a central government. De Sousa brought along Jesuits, who wanted to teach people. They saved colonization. -
1555
1555
French forces occupy Rio De Janeiro. Later on Portugal regains control and establishes the city of Rio de Janeiro. -
1555
1556
The first sugarcane farm was established. they began to import slaves from Africa. -
1654
Dutch withdraw from Brazil. After several years of war with the Portuguese, the Dutch withdrew. -
1695
Gold is discovered in Brazil. -
Period: to
1700-1850
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1705
Portugal gives up Colonia de Sacramento in Treaty of Utrecht. Aka Spanish Succession. -
1727
Coffee is brought to Brazil! This is big for Brazil because it will bring in a bunch of money. -
1798
The Minas Conspiracy fails. The Minas Conspiracy was inspired by the U.S. Revolution, but fell down. They wanted to have freedom. -
1807
France invades Portugal. John VI goes to Brazil with his family and his son Pedro. -
1815
Brazil becomes part of the Portuguese Kingdom called The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. -
1822
Pedro I makes Portugal Independent. Pedro refuses to obey the Cortes. -
1824
Pedro I writes the first Brazilian Constitution. -
1841
Pedro II has his coronation to become king at the age of 6. (Disastrous, I know.) -
Period: to
1850-1950
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1865-1870
South America’s War of the Triple Alliance saw Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay aligned against Paraguay. -
1865 - 1875
After the American Civil War some southerners moved to Brazil (slavery is still permitted in Brazil) -
1888
Slavery is abolished in Brazil. -
1889
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Emperor Dom Pedro II was overthrown. -
1931
The Rio de Janeiro 98-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer was unveiled atop Corcovado Mountain. -
1932
Brazilian women win the right to vote. -
1942
Brazil declared war on the Axis powers -
1945
Vargas is deposed by the military in a surprise coup. -
1950
Vargas is democratically elected as President. He then nationalizes Brazil’s natural resources. -
Period: to
1950-Present
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1954
Vargas faces another coup. He declared that he would “only leave the presidential palace dead” then he steps down and dies. -
1960
In order to centralize the power and not favor a region, the capital was moved to Brasilia. -
1964
Humberto Castelo Branco, who from 1964- 1967 served as a military dictator. There was a slow move toward liberal democracy. -
1985
civilian government was restored. This was the beginning of the New Republic. -
1989 - 2015
Brazil has its first successful presidential election by direct popular vote. Fernando Collor was the first president by direct vote. -
2010
the first female president, Dilma Rousseff, was elected for Brazil.