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When they landed they claimed the territory theirs. They also claimed it for Portuguese crown.
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The son of Portuguese king declares independence from Portugal and crowns himself as Peter the first, Emperor of Brazil. This made a huge impact on Brazil.
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Slavery has been abolished. A Large number of European immigrants will come over in the next decade. This was a sigh of relief for many!
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There Monarchy was over thrown; a federal republic was established along with a central government. Brazil now produces 65% of world’s coffee.
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Getulio Vargas now rules as dictator. The economy was placed under authoritarian state control, start of social welfare revolution and a reform of laws covering industry. This was a huge break through for the government.
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Brazil initially declares itself as neutral, but in 1943 joins allies in World War II. This confused many other countries involoved in the war.
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New constitution returns power to the states. This leaves some people happy and others not so thrilled.
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Vargas commits suicide when the military gives him the option of resigning or being overthrown. Now they need a new President.
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Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president, and he then helps Brazil achieve rapidly economic growth. This made Brazil's economy very strong at the time.
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Kubitschek moves capital to Brasilia. Rio de Janiero was there old capital before Kubitschek changed it. This became the most powerful state in Brazil.
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