Brazilian History

By SarahRose
  • 1500

    Pedro Cabral Claims Brazil

    Explorer Pedro Cabral lands in Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
  • 1530

    Expedition led by Martin Alfonso de Sousa

    -Arrived in Brazil to patrol the entire coast, ban the french and create the fist colonial villages like Sao Vincent on the coast.
    -First Portuguese settlement in Brazil.
  • 1549

    Tome de Sousa sailed to Brazil to establish a central government

    De Sousa brought along Jesuits, who set up missions, saved many natives from slavery, studied native languages, and converted many natives to Roman Catholicism
  • 1555

    French forces occupy Rio de Janeiro harbor

    Two years later Portugal regains control and establishes the of Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1556

    The first sugarcane farms were established

    -In the mid 1500, The first sugarcane farms were established. At firsts the Portuguese tried to enslave the native population. after a while they gave up and began to import slaves from Africa.
    -While slavery has ended, Brazil is still the largest sugar cane producer in the world.

  • Dutch withdraw from Brazil

    -Starting in the late 1500 the dutch began some commercial sugar production in the Brazilian northeast.
    -From 1630-1654 they set up permanently in Recife and controlled large stretches of Brazil.
    -After several years of war with Portuguese the dutch withdrew.

  • Gold was discovered in Brazil's interior

  • Portugal gives up Colonia do Sacramento

    • in the treaty of Utrecht (aka Spanish Succession)

  • Coffee introduced to Brazil

    -This wouldn't change much at first, but 100 years later, it would have a HUGE impact.

  • ''Minas Conspiracy'' Fails

    -The Minas Conspiracy was a group inspired by the U.S. Revolution. these Brazilians wanted to become independent of Portugal. sadly they failed.

  • France invades Portugal.

    -John VI flees to Brazil with his family including his son Pedro.

  • Brazil becomes part of the Portuguese kingdom.

    -The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.

  • Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal.

    -Pedro Refuses to obey the Cortes. He said: ''Tell the people that I am staying.''

  • Pedro I writes first Brazilian Constitution.

  • Coronation of Pedro II, son of Pedro I.

  • The War of The Triple Alliance

    South Americas war of the triple alliance saw Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay aligned against Paraguay.

  • 1865-1870 The War of The Triple Alliance

    South Americas war of the triple alliance saw Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay aligned against Paraguay.

  • 1865-1875 Slavery in Brazil

    After the American Civil War some southerners moved to Brazil.

  • End of Slavery

    May 13th Slavery was abolished in Brazil.

  • The End of the Monarchy

    Nov 15th, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Emperor Dom Pedro ll 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 ll

    Aug 22nd, Brazil declared war on the Axis powers.