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BRAZIL

By BeaG
  • Jul 21, 1500

    Portuguese in Brazil

    Portuguese in Brazil
    1500 - The Portuguese arrive in Brazil under the command of Pedro Alvares Cabral, who claimed this new land as his own.

  • Dutch in Brazil

    Dutch in Brazil
    1630 - The Dutch desire Brazilian occupancy and domination and choose this year to invade the country, now occupied largely by the Portuguese.

  • Gold

    Gold
    1695 - Gold is discovered in Brazil’s interior.

  • Treaty with Spain

    Treaty with Spain
    1750 - Portugal signs a treaty with fellow European nation Spain, which effectively fixes areas of rule in the continent of South America.

  • Bracking Ties

    Bracking Ties
    1822 - Brazil breaks ties with Portugal, finally announcing its independence.

  • Republic of brazil

    Republic of brazil
    1889 – Brazil proudly proclaims itself a republic.

  • U.N

    U.N
    1945 – Brazil becomes a member of the United Nations Organisation.

  • Brasilia

    Brasilia
    1960 – The capital city is moved from Rio de Janeiro to the new city of Brasilia.

  • First president

    First president
    1989 – Fernando Collor de Mello is elected as president in the first direct elections since 1960.

  • First woman president

    First woman president
    2011 - Dilma Rousseff becomes Brazil's first women president.