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This is when the Portuguese colonized Brazil.
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In the mid 1960s gold was discovered and became a big part of Brazil's economy.
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Brazil would no longer be part of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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Brazil declared that they were no longer a part of Portugal. -
The Monarchy was overthrown by a military coup and Brazil's form of Government changed. It is now a national holiday
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Vargas was initially only supposed to be in power for a temporary period of time. However, he and his supporters were in charge of the entire government. They closed the Congress and ruled with an iron fist. There were several attempts to overthrow him such as the Constitutionalist Revolution in 1932 and a Communist uprising in 1935.
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During the Estado Novo era, Vargas's position gained even more power. In this time period there were many accounts of police brutality and censorship against the press. After WWII in 1945, Vargas was overthrown in a military coup.
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In 1960 was the beginning of the construction of the capital city, Brasilia -
José Sarney was elected to be leader and he returned power to the people of Brazil. He was not a popular leader because he did not handle the economy well.
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso developed a Plano Real to stabilize Brazil's economy. The plan was a success at curbing hyperinflation.