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They banned slavery before the U.S.
They had a gold rush and could have been a rich country if it were not for corruption
Samba comes from Brazil
Capoeria comes from Brazil, it is a martial art that was developed by slaves, so they could fight while chained.
Brazil used to be the world's largest exporter of coffee.
AttorneyKearney
1-Brazil was a portuguese colony from 1500 when Pedro ALvarez Cabral arrived until it´s independance in 1822.
2- Most native tribes of Brazil are thought to be descendants of the first wave of migrants that crossed the Bearing land bridge around 900 BC at the end of the ice age.
3- Pedro II was deposed on November 15th 1889, by a republican military coup led by General Deodoro Fonseca who became the countries first de facto President thorugh military ascension.
Lic.Gregory Kearney Lawson
Wynner3
Try this website, they have information on Brazil.
The TordesilhasTreaty that divided the World between Portugal and Spain, and the part that fell to Portugal today is Brazil (the Portuguese invaded area of Spain).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tordesilhas_Treaty
The arrival of the Portuguese royal family to Brazil, they left Lisbon that had been attacked by Napoleão Bonaparte.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Portugal,_Brazil,_and_the_Algarve
The Portugal King's son Dom Pedro I proclaimed the independence of Brazil and it founded the Brazilian Empire.