Brazilian History By MilesLH13 1500 Pedro Alvares lands ib Brazil and claimes it for Portugal Period: 1500 to 1700 Early Colonial Brazil 1530 Portuguese settlers begin sugar plantations 1549 Salvador becomes first capital of brazil. 1555 The french try to start a colony in rio but fail. 1640 Portugal and spain are united, so brazil is ruled by both. 1654 the dutch control parts of northeast Brazil until the portugues take it back. 1695 Gold is discovered in minas Gerals, leading to a gold rush. Period: 1700 to 1850 The Road to Independence 1763 Rio de Janerio becomes the new capital of Salvador. 1789 A group in Minas Gerasis tries to start independence but fails. 1808 The Portuguese royal family escapes napoleon and moves to rio. 1815 Brazil is named a United Kingdom with portugal. 1822 Prince pedro declares brazils independence. 1824 Brazil gets its first constitution. 1825 Portugal officialy recognizes brazils independence Period: 1850 to 1950 A New Republic. 1888 Slavery ends in Brazil 1889 Brazil becomes a republic and the emporor is removed. 1891 The first Republic Constitution is adaptided 1930 Getulilo Vargas takes power after a coup. 1937 Varags starts a dictatorship called estado novo. 1942 Brazil joins tha Allies in WW2. 1945 Vargas is removed and Democracy returns. Period: 1950 to 1950 Modern Brazil 1960 Brassilia is built and becomes the new capital. 1964 The millitary takes control in a coup. 1985 Civilians return and the dictatorship ends. 1988 A new democratic Constitutuion is created. 1994 The real plan helps stop high inflation and fix the economy. 2014 Brazil host the fifa world cup. 2016 Rio de janerio host the olympic games.