Brazil was discovered on April 22 nd, 1500 by a Portuguese navigator, Pedro ‘A lvares Cabral. The Portuguese thus came to colonize the country. At that time there were Indians in Brazil and they, the Portuguese, began catechizing them. Unlike the United States, Brazil was a colony of exploitation (something like the south of the US).
Brazil’s soil was very rich. In the beginning they extracted a special kind of wood, Pau Brasil, as they called it.
Then it was time for the precious metals, like gold and silver. Together with this exploitation there was the expansion for the West, just like in the US. And in time Brazil’s area became what it is today. In the 17 th century the main product was sugar.
There were lots of farms of sugar, especially in the Northeastern part of Brazil. That was the time when Portuguese people brought African slaves to Brazil. The slaves worked hard in farms and were treated like animals. In the 18 th century conflicts took place in Brazil. Some claimed Independence. In 1808 (19 th century) the Portuguese Royal family came to Brazil due to Napoleon’s Continental Blockade in Europe.
Conflicts increased and finally on September 7 th, 1822 the Independence was declared by the king’s son, D. Pedro I. He became the Emperor of Brazil. May 13 th, 1888. Slavery was abolished in Brazil.
November 15 th, 1889. Monarchy was abolished and gave way to the new Republic. In the beginning of the 20 th Century the main product for exportation was coffee. At that time a lot of immigrants came to Brazil: Italian, German, Japanese, etc. By 1930 Brazil had there industrialization.
The Essay on The History of Brazil
... complications during that time. The 15th century was the beginning of overseas expansion for the mighty Portuguese empire to serve ... for peace, agreement or friendship in Brazil which later proved true as the Portuguese undermined the local culture and ... trading. Thus in 1519, Portugal spearheaded massive penetration in Brazil. Portuguese ships plied the triangular route between Europe, Africa and ...
The industries were concentrated in the southeastern part of the country while the northeastern was still rural. In 1964 the militaries managed to be in control of the Government. This was the time of Brazil’s political dictatorship. It lasted until 1987, when people claimed to vote for president (we were not allowed to vote for president, they chose the new president by themselves).
Bibliography BOOKS The Brazil Reader-History, Culture, Politics by Robert M. Levine (Editor), John J.
Crocitti (Editor) WEBSITES web > web > web > web > web.
