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Brazil

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The Land of Samba and Soccer
Formation of Brazilian Communist Party {PCB}
Top Coffee Producer by 1902
Historic Opening of Amazon Theatre in Manaus
Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil
The End of Slavery in Brazil
The Paraguayan War's End: Brazil Emerges Victorious
Historic Telelgraph Line Installation in Brazil
Balaiada Uprising Starts in Maranhão
Dom Pedro I's Coronation as Brazil's First Emperor
Dom Pedro I Declaration of Independence.
The first official group of Chinese immigrants to Brazil for Tea planters in Rio de Janeiro during the period of the Portuguese Royal family in Brazil.
Royal Family arrival solidifies Rio as capital of Portuguese Empire.
Failed Independence: Inconfidência Mineira Movement in Minas Gerais
Colonial Capital Shift: Salvador to Rio de Janeiro
Expulsion of Jesuits by Marquis of Pombal
The Guaraní War: Jesuit missions vs Spanish-Portuguese forces
Formation of Maranhão and Grão-Pará State
Coffee Empire Origins: Smuggled Seeds in Bouquet
Beginning of the Construction of the Convent of São Francisco in Salvador, Bahia
Gold Rush in Minas Gerais: Economic Boom and Population Surge
Native Tapuia Confederation Formed Against Portuguese Colonialism
Second Battle of Guararapes: decisive Portuguese victory against the Dutch in northeast Brazil
First Battle of Guararapes: Turning Point in Dutch-Brazilian War
Dutch Colony New Holland in Pernambuco
Portuguese recapture Salvador with Spanish help: 52 ships, 12,500 men.
Dutch West India Company invades Portuguese colony Bahia in Brazil
Portuguese Colonization in the Amazon
Capture of Recife by English during Anglo-Spanish War
Founding of Fort São Miguel
Founding of Rio de Janeiro
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