Brazilian History

By EmmaLC1310
  • 1500

    Pedro Cabral claims Brazil

    Explorer Pedro Cabral lands in Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    1500/1700

  • 1530

    in 1530 a expedtion led by Martim Aflonso de Sousa

    This marks the first Portuguese settlements in Brazil
  • 1549

    Tome de Sousa sailed to Brazil to establish a central goverment

    De Sousa brought along Jesuits, who set up missions.
  • 1555

    In 1555 French forces occupy Rio de Janeiro harbor

    Two years later, Portugal regains control and establishes the city of Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1557

    The sugarcane farms were estabilshed

    began to import slaves Africa to work as slaves

  • Dutch withdraw from Brazil

    After several years of war with Portuguese the Dutch withdrew

  • Brazil's found gold

    in 1695 gold is discovered in Brazil's interior
  • Period: to

    1700/1850

  • Portugal gives up Colonia do Sacramento

    Portugal gives up Colonia do Sacramento in the Treaty of Utrecht (aka Spanish Succession)

  • Coffee introduced to Brazil

  • “Minas Conspiracy” Fails.

    The “Minas Conspiracy” was a group trying to win independence from Portugal

  • France invades Portugal.

    John VI flees to Brazil with his family

  • Brazil becomes part of the Portuguese Kingdom

    Brazil becomes part of the Portuguese Kingdom called: The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

  • Pedro I declares Brazil Independent from Portugal.

  • Pedro I Writes First Brazilian Constitution

  • Coronation of Pedro II, The son of Pedro the I

  • Period: to

    1850/1950

  • The War of Triple Alliance

    1865-1875 South America's War of the the Triple Alliance saw Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay aligned against Paraguay.

  • Slavery in Brazil

    1865-1875 After the American Civil War some southerners moved to Brazil.

  • End of Slavery

    May 13th was abolished in Brazil.

  • The End of the Monarchy

    Nov,15 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Emperor Dom Pedro II was overthrown

  • Christ the Redeemer statue

    Oct 12th, the Rio de Janeiro 98-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer was unveiled atop Corcovado Mountain

  • Brazilian Women Suffrage

    Brazilian women won the right to vote!

  • World War II

    Aug 22nd, Brazil declared war on the Axis powers
  • Period: to

    1950/Present

  • Capitals change

    in order to centralize the power and not favor a region, the capital was moved to Brasília in 1960