Brazil Timeline

By alyssa10
  • Dec 10, 1500

    Portuguese claim the land as theirs

    Portuguese claim the land as theirs
  • Period: Dec 10, 1500 to

    Timespan

  • Dec 10, 1549

    Bahia (now Salvador) chosen as capital

  • Portuguese prince crowns himself Emperor of Brazil

  • Brazil claims its independence from Portugal

  • Slavery abolished, 4 million slaves freed

  • A republic overthrows monarchy

  • Brazil produces 65% of world's coffee by 1902

    Brazil produces 65% of world's coffee by 1902

  • Getulio Vargas rules as a dictator

    Getulio Vargas rules as a dictator