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mid 1500's sugarcane farms established. Portuguese tried to enslave population
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Explorer Pedro Cabral lands
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Martim Afonso de Sousa led an expedition to Brazil. To patrol the entire coast, ban the French, and create the first colonial villages like São Vicente on the coast. First Portuguese settlements in Brazil
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Tome` de Sousa sailed to Brazil and set up a Central government. Also brought Jesuits who converted many Natives to Roman Catholicism
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French forces occupied Rio de Janeriro. 2 years later Portugal gets back control and create it a city.
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Dutch leave Recife where they tried to set up commercial sugar production. Northeast Brazil area.
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Gold is found in the interior of Brazil.
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Portugal gives up Colonia do Sacramento in the Treaty of Utrecht ( Spanish Succession)
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Maines conspiracy was a group inspired by the US Revolution. They wanted freedom from Portugal but failed.
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John VI flees to Brazil with his family including 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 refused to obey the Cortes. He said: " Tell the people that I am staying."
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Pedro I writes the first Brazilian Constitution
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Pedro II has his Coronation at 6 years old.
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Emperor Dom Pedro II was overthrown and military officers established a Republic In Rio de Janeiro
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Christ, the Redeemer Statue finished the 7th wonder of the world.
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Brazilian Women Suffrage women got the right to vote.
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Brazil declared war on the Axis powers. World War II
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Military Dictator Vargas is desposed by the military in a surprise coup
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Vargas is democratically elected as President again
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Vargas faces another coup
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Brazil’s capital moved to Brasilia
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Military pulled off a coup - leading to an era of military dictatorships
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Civilian government was restored - the beginning of a New Republic
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Lula da Silva is elected the 39th President of Brazil