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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Basic timeline of Brazil

This post is a basic timeline of Brazil. There are 18 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (10,000 years ago)
• Marajo culture (800 - 1400 AD)
• Pedro Alvares Cabral and Portugal arrive (1500)
• Indigenous rebellions (1554-1567)
• France Antarctique (1555-1567)
• King Philip II of Spain takes control (1578)
• Dutch Brazil (1630-1654)
• Portugal regains control (1668)
• Brazilian Gold Rush (17th century - 19th century)
• Independence from Portugal (1822)
• Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)
• Slavery abolished (1888)
• First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930)
• Second Republic of Brazil (1930-1935)
• Third Republic of Brazil (1937-1945)
• Fourth Republic of Brazil (1946-1964)
• Military dictatorship (1964-1985)
• Returns democracy and has election (1985)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Brazil at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Brazil.)