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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500-1700
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Apr 1, 1500
Pedro Cabral Claims Brazil
Pedro finds brazil and claims it for Portugal. -
Jan 15, 1532
A expedition led by Martim Afonso De Sousa
He guards the coast of Brazil, Ban the French, and making Colonial Villages -
Jan 1, 1549
Tome de Sousa Sailed to brazil to make a Central Government
He brought along Jesuits who set up missions -
Jan 1, 1550
Sugar Cane Farms
They tried to enslave the natives but that didn't work as well, and they inported Africian slaves, but hey at least Portugal now has more sugar -
Jan 1, 1555
in 1555 French Grabs a harbor and city
Two years later, Portugal regains control and establishes the city of Rio de Janeiro. -
Dutch Run away from Brazil like cowards
After several war of war the Dutch ran away like cowards -
Le Gold
Gold was discovered in Brazils interior -
Period: to
1770-1850
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Portugal Gives up Colonia do Sacramento
Lost war, lost de Land -
Coffee introduced to Brazil
They got COFFEE -
MINAS Conspiracy FAILS LOL
The Minas Conspiracy a group of Revolutionists Failed -
NAPOLIAN INVADES PORTUGAL
John VI flees to Brazil with Pedro -
Brazil joins Portugal
Brazil joins Portugal and becomes part of the Portuguese Kingdom -
Pedro Declares Independenance
Pedro says No Way to the Cortes and stays in Brazil -
Pedro Writes First Brazil Constitution
Pedro writes a Constitution -
Period: to
1850-1950
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Triple Alliance War
aka the Paraguay war -
Slavery STILL
Slavery was still Permitted in Brazil -
May 13th Slavery was abolished in Brazil by Dom Pedro II
Some 4 Million slaves had been imported the most in the western hemisphere. -
Nov 15th ib Rio de Janeiro, Dom Pedro II was overthrown ;-;
His military officers establish a Republic -
the Rio de Janeiro 98-foot statue of christ was unveiled
The statue was made for there aniversery of 100 years of indapendance -
Brazilian Women can vote now
Women really didn't have many rights until now -
Brazil declares war on Axis Powers
They were the only South Americian country to send troops into battle -
Vargas is Deposed
Vargas is deposed by the military -
Vargas is democratically elected at president
Vargas starts to indusrialize the nation -
Period: to
1950-Present
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Vargas Faced another Coup
He declared that he would "Only leave the Presidential Office Dead" -
from 1763 to 1960 De Janeiro was the Capaital but was moves in 1960
In order to centralize the power and not favor a region the capital was moved to Brasilia -
in 1964 there was another coup
There was a slow move to liberal democracy but guess what in 1964 theres another coup -
in 1985 a civilian goverment was restored
This was the begging of a New Republic -
in 1989 the first elections for presdent by direct popular vote
Currently six presidential terms have taken place -
in 2010 the Dilma Rousseff was elected
Dilma Rousseff is the first brazilalian president