Brazil Timeline By alyssa10 Dec 10, 1500 Portuguese claim the land as theirs Period: Dec 10, 1500 to Dec 10, 1937 Timespan Dec 10, 1549 Bahia (now Salvador) chosen as capital Dec 10, 1822 Portuguese prince crowns himself Emperor of Brazil Dec 10, 1822 Brazil claims its independence from Portugal Dec 10, 1888 Slavery abolished, 4 million slaves freed Dec 10, 1889 A republic overthrows monarchy Dec 10, 1898 Brazil produces 65% of world's coffee by 1902 Dec 10, 1937 Getulio Vargas rules as a dictator
