


Brazil
History

Until nowadays, this historic reality is deeply fixed in the roots of the Brazilian society and, visible, for instance, in form of corruption, economic disparity and unconditional authority thinking. On the other hand, Brazil is one of the most hospitable, tolerant, peaceful and above all, most beautiful countries on Earth – History of Brazil / Tours.
Brazil's history can be divided into:
Period | Groups | Economy | Capital | |||||
-10.000 | Prehistory | Hunters & Collectors | ||||||
-6.000 | Sambaquis | |||||||
1494 | • Tordesillas-Treaty | Indians | ||||||
1500 | History | |||||||
Pre-Colonial Brazil | Portuguese | Brazilwood | ||||||
• Official Discovery | ||||||||
• Pero Vaz de Caminha | ||||||||
1532 | Colonial Brazil | Sugar Cane | ||||||
• Tibiriçá / Ramalho / Sousa | ||||||||
• Captaincies / Sesmarias | ||||||||
1549 | • Hans Staden | Jesuits | Salvador | |||||
African Slaves | ||||||||
1554 | • São Paulo | |||||||
1570 | • Bandeirantes | |||||||
1693 | Gold | |||||||
1763 | Rio de Janeiro | |||||||
1822 | Empire | Immigrants | Kaffee | |||||
1850 | • Abolition of Slavery | |||||||
1889 | Republic | |||||||
1960 | Brasília |