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Brazilian History

By MALACOOLGUY13
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    1500-1700

  • Apr 22, 1500

    Pedro Cabral Claims Brazil

    Pedro Cabral finds Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
  • 1531

    Martim Afonso de Sousa explores Brazil

    Martim Afonso de Sousa patrols the Brazilian coast and makes first settlement
  • 1549

    Tomé de Sousa goes to Brazil

    Tomé de Sousa goes to Brazil to reenforce Portugal's ownership over Brazil and to fight of French forces
  • 1555

    French forces take Rio de Janeiro

    France wants Brazil so they take over Rio de Janeiro
  • 1560

    First sugarcane farms in Brazil and Portugal imports African slaves

    The first sugarcane farms are established in Brazil so Portugal brings in slaves from Africa

  • Dutch withdraw from Brazil

    The Dutch had come and taken land from the Portuguese, so the Portuguese declared war on them. In the end Portugal won.

  • Gold Discovered in Brazil

    In 1695, gold was discovered in Brazil
  • Period: to

    1700-1850

  • Portugal gives up Colonia do Sacramento in the Spanish Succession

  • Coffee introduced to Brazil

  • Minas conspiracy fails

  • France invades Portugal and king/royal fam flee to Brazil

  • Brazil becomes kingdom

  • Brazil Claims independence

  • Pedro the second is king

  • Period: to

    1850-1950

  • The war of the Triple Alliance

  • Slavery in Brazil

  • Slavery was abolished in Brazil.

    Slavery was abolished in Brazil. Some 4 million slaves had been imported, the most of any nation in the western hemisphere.

  • End of Monarchy

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

  • Christ the Redeemer statue is built

    On Oct. 12, 1931, the 98-foot Christ the Redeemer was built.

  • Brazilian Women gain Sufferage

    Brazilian women won the right to vote.

  • Brazil declares war on the Axis Powers

    Aug 22nd, 1942, Brazil declared war on the Axis powers. They were the only South American country to send combat troops into Europe.

  • Vargas get's booted from president

  • Vargas strikes back

    Vargas strikes back

  • Period: to

    1950-2023

  • Vargas dies

  • Capital moved to Brasilia

  • military dictatorship

  • Civilian Government Restored

  • First Female President, Dilma Rousseff