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From 1763 to 1960, Rio de Janeiro was the capital In order to centralize the power and not favor a region, the capital is moved to Brasilia in 1960
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This opened an era of military dictatorships Humberto Castelo Branco (right), who from 1964 to 1967 served as the military dictator
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In 1985, civilian government was restored This was the beginning of the New Republic
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Lula da Silva is the 39th president in Brazil