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Brazil

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  • Jan 26, 1500

    Brazil Discovered

    Spanish exploerer Vicente Yanez Pinzon finds Brazil.
  • Period: Jan 26, 1500 to

    Brazil

  • Period: Jan 26, 1500 to Jan 1, 1550

    Logging Era of Brazilwood

    Brazilwood is logged the most during this time.
  • Apr 23, 1500

    Brazil Claimed

    Brazil is claimed for Portigal by Pedro Alvares Cabral
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Sugar Cane Era Begins

    Sugar plantations were formed.

  • Amazon Exploered

    Captian Pedro Teixiera explores the Amazon.

  • Gold and Diamond Era Begins

    The mining era lasts to this day

  • Independence Declared

    Pedro I declares independence from Portugal

  • First Emperor of Brazil

    Pedro I is the first emperor of Brazil.

  • Second Emperor of Brazil

    Pedro II comes to power

  • African Slave Trade is Outlawed

    All slaves are free in Brazil.

  • First Republic

    Pedro II is disposed of by the army and the First Republic is formed.

  • Constitution is Promulgated

    The first constitution is created.

  • World War I

    Brazil declares war on Germany and joins the Allies.

  • Transitional Republic

    Brazil becomes a Transitional Republic.

  • World War II

    Brazil declares war on the Axis Powers.

  • 1946 Rebublic

    Brazil becomes the 1946 Republic in 1946.

  • Capital Moved

    The capitol is moved to Brasilia.

  • Military Republic

    Brazil becomes a Military Republic

  • New Republic

    The New Republic has lasted to this day.