Discovery and Settlement

• Portuguese Discoveries (1487-1497)
• First Settlements (1530-1549)

The Colonial Period

• The Union of Spain and Portugal (1580-1640)
• Territorial Expansion (1600s)
• Gold Discovery (1690-1800)
• Coffee

Independence

• The Feeling of Nationhood
• Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil (1808-1821)
• Proclamation of Independence (1822)

The Empire

• Pedro I (1822-1831)
• Pedro II (1831-1889)

The Republic

• Proclamation of the Republic (1889)
• Federation and Presidential System
• The 1930 Revolution and the new State 1930-1937
• Authority and Change

Post War Brazil

• Modern Brazil
• The 1964 Revolution
• Re-democratization (1985-1989)
• An Elected President Resigns (1989-1992)

Consolidation of Democracy

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