school By bowie201212 1500 Pedro Cabral claims Brazil. 1530 Expedition led by Martim Afonso 1549 Tome de Sousa establishes government 1555 French forces occupy Rio 1555 First sugarcane farms established 1654 Dutch withdraw from Brazil 1695 Gold is discovered in Brazil 1705 Portugal gives up Colonia 1727 Coffee introduced to Brazil 1798 Minas Conspiracy 1807 Frances invades Portugal 1815 Brazil becomes part of Portuguese Kingdom 1822 Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal 1824 Pedro I writes 1st Brazilian Constitution 1841 Coronation of Pedro II, son of Pedro I Period: 1865 to 1870 The War of The Triple Alliance Period: 1865 to 1875 Slavery in Brazil 1888 May 13th Slavery was abolished in Brazil 1889 The End of Monarchy 1931 October 12, 1931 the Christ, 1932 Brazilian Women Suffrage 1942 World War II 1945 Present Day 1945 Military Dictator Vargas is desposed 1950 Vargas is democratically elected as President again 1954 Vargas faces another coup 1960 Brazil’s capital moved to Brasilia 1964 Military pulled off a coup 1985 Civilian government was restored 2024 Lula da Silva is elected the 39th President of Brazil