My Timeline on Dipity.
Brazil's History
During the 1490s, there were many Indigenous people living in Brazil. Most of the tribes that were there was thought to have been descendants of the people from the first Siberian wave of migrants had crossed the Bering Land Bridge around the end of the last ice age some 17,00 years ago. ("Indigenous peoples," ) Due to disease from Europeans, slavery, murder, and war in the 1500s the native population dropped tremendously leaving approximately 6 million Indigenous people in the Brazilian lands. ("Indigenous peoples population," ) The European discovery of Brazil was preceded by a series of treaties between the kings of Portugal and Spain. The Europeans migrated to Brazil due to having drought in their land and they occupied the best lands of the Amazon, Coastal plains and Paraguay River Systems. In 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas went into effect dividing the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between Portugal and Spain.("Treaty of Tordesillas," ) The Portuguese took control over Brazil in the 1500s extracting Brazil wood from the rain forest. ("colonization of Brazil," )
In 1549 Roman Catholicism began and was introduced to the Brazilians by the Jesuits. The Dutch captured the capital of Salvador and sacked Bahia controlling most of the western lands of Brazil. ("Dutch Brazil," ) The Guilumbo Palmaries was the largest slave runaway settlement in south America and it was a consolidated kingdom for over 30,000 people. In the 1800s Gold was discovered and it attracted many explorers and business for Brazil. At that time the mining town Ouro Preto was built in Minas Gerias in pursuit of gold.("Ouro Preto," )
1808 laws were passed allowing foreigners to own land in Brazil increasing immigration from Europe. In 1822, Pedro I an emperor who was the son of the Portuguese monarch lead the independence war and gained Brazil's independence from Portugal. Also the bloodiest, longest war in the history of South America (the Paraguay War 1864-1870) took place. More than 200 thousand people died from battle and disease. This war established Brazil's regional power.("the Paraguay war," )
In 1888 slavery was abolished and Afro Brazilians became an substantial section of Brazil's population. Women received their right to vote in 1932 and men and women became equal for legal purposes in 1988. Jucelino Kubitscheck lead Brazil to a boost of economic growth in 1956 by planning and constructing the modern capital of Brazil which was Brasilia at that time. ("Biography of Jucelino," ) In 2010 Dilma Rousseff, the first female of Brazil's history was elected president and assumed office in 2011.
("Brazils president: Dilma," )
Citations:
Brazil's president: Dilma Rousseff. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america
Paraguay war. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.paraguaywar.com
Jucelino Kubitscheck. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.latinamericanhistory.about.com
Indigenous peoples. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.Sarweb.org
Indigenous peoples population. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.omg-facts.com>animalfacts
Dutch Brazil. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.acreetree.net
Treaty of Tordesillas. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.geography.about.com
Ouro preto. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.soulbrasilia.com
In 1549 Roman Catholicism began and was introduced to the Brazilians by the Jesuits. The Dutch captured the capital of Salvador and sacked Bahia controlling most of the western lands of Brazil. ("Dutch Brazil," ) The Guilumbo Palmaries was the largest slave runaway settlement in south America and it was a consolidated kingdom for over 30,000 people. In the 1800s Gold was discovered and it attracted many explorers and business for Brazil. At that time the mining town Ouro Preto was built in Minas Gerias in pursuit of gold.("Ouro Preto," )
1808 laws were passed allowing foreigners to own land in Brazil increasing immigration from Europe. In 1822, Pedro I an emperor who was the son of the Portuguese monarch lead the independence war and gained Brazil's independence from Portugal. Also the bloodiest, longest war in the history of South America (the Paraguay War 1864-1870) took place. More than 200 thousand people died from battle and disease. This war established Brazil's regional power.("the Paraguay war," )
In 1888 slavery was abolished and Afro Brazilians became an substantial section of Brazil's population. Women received their right to vote in 1932 and men and women became equal for legal purposes in 1988. Jucelino Kubitscheck lead Brazil to a boost of economic growth in 1956 by planning and constructing the modern capital of Brazil which was Brasilia at that time. ("Biography of Jucelino," ) In 2010 Dilma Rousseff, the first female of Brazil's history was elected president and assumed office in 2011.
("Brazils president: Dilma," )
Citations:
Brazil's president: Dilma Rousseff. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america
Paraguay war. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.paraguaywar.com
Jucelino Kubitscheck. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.latinamericanhistory.about.com
Indigenous peoples. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.Sarweb.org
Indigenous peoples population. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.omg-facts.com>animalfacts
Dutch Brazil. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.acreetree.net
Treaty of Tordesillas. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.geography.about.com
Ouro preto. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.soulbrasilia.com