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A BRIEF HISTORY OF BRAZIL

1958 – 1ST WORLD CUP VICTORY

1962 – 2ND WORLD CUP VICTORY

1970 – BRAZIL BECOMES TRI – 3RD WIN

1994 – NUMBER FOUR IN USA

2002 – 5TH AND THE DROUGHT BEGINS

THE DAWN OF TIME – SOUTH AMERICA SECEDES

900 BC – 1500 AD: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE• Similar to North America, Brazil was originally inhabited by

tribes of indigenous people, called the Tupi or Tupinamba

• Tribes spoke a common language but were constantly at war with other tribes; practice of cannibalistic rituals on captured enemies occurred

• Around 1MM Tupi existed around 1500 when the Portuguese began settling

• Mostly wiped out or assimilated, a few reservations of Tupi still exist

• In 1494, Treaty of Tordesillas divided the new world with arbitrary line: west of the line was Spain’s, east was Portugal’s; Portugal unknowingly ended up with much of Brazilian coast

• In 1500, Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal

1500 – SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SAIL TO AMERICAS, CONQUER

• Brazil declared its independence from Portugal and became the Empire of Brazil

• Pedro I became Emperor of Brazil; many rebellions followed

1822 – EMPIRE OF BRAZIL

• Brazil became the Republic of the United States of Brazil

• Although officially a democracy, only certain people could vote

1889 – OLD REPUBLIC

• Impact of worldwide depression leads to fall of the republic

• Getulio Vargas rides populist movement to power

• Brazil forced into WWII, supports Allies with BEF in Italy

• Republic restored briefly, known as the Republic of ‘46

1930 – END OF THE OLD REPUBLIC

• Growing military influence and fear of Communism leads to rebellion

• Army Marshal Castello Branco becomes first military dictator (appointed President)

• Leads to a period of nationalism, economic development, and repression of freedoms in the name of anti-communism

1964 – MILITARY DICTATORSHIP

• Post-1964 policies spurred external trade faster than economy – significant growth in exports and imports

• 1968-1973 rapid growth (GDP Growth - 13.1%)

• Consumer durables, transportation equipment, steel, cement, electricity

• Considerable modernization in industrial sector

• Semi-process manufactured exports - % of total exports

• 1963: 5%; 1974: 29%

1977: MANUFACTURED GOODS EARN MORE THAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

• 1984: Public demonstrations made it clear military rule would not continue

• New Republic: End of military regime – last military hand-picked President

• New constitution drafted (wishes of passing President) and implemented 1988, replacing authoritarian legislation

• 1989 – first presidential elections by popular ballot (29 year lapse)

• 2010 – First woman elect president of Brazil

1985: BRAZIL RETURNS TO DEMOCRACY

• One star for each World Cup Championship

• 1958

• 1962

• 1970

• 1994

• 2002

IMPORTANT DATES IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY