School Timeline 5 By DaizyPlayz1267 1960 From 1763 to 1960, Rio de Janeiro was the capital In order to centralize the power and not favor a region, the capital is moved to Brasilia in 1960 1964 This opened an era of military dictatorships Humberto Castelo Branco (right), who from 1964 to 1967 served as the military dictator 1985 In 1985, civilian government was restored This was the beginning of the New Republic 2024 Lula da Silva is the 39th president in Brazil