History

• The Indigenous Population
• The Colonial Era, 1500-1815
  • Frontier Expansion That Shaped Brazil
  • Early Colonization
  • French and Dutch Incursions
  • Gold Mining Displaces Cane Farming
  • The Transition to Kingdom Status
• The Kingdom of Portugal and Brazil, 1815-21
• The Empire, 1822-89
  • Emperor Pedro I, 1822-31
  • The Regency Era, 1831-40
  • The Second Empire, 1840-89
• The Republican Era, 1889-1985
  • The Old or First Republic, 1889-1930
  • The Era of Getúlio Vargas, 1930-54
  • The Post-Vargas Republic, 1954-64
  • The Military Republic, 1964-85

Credits: Library of Congress Country Studies