History of Brazil

an island in the Amazon delta, a place of development of pre-Columbian civilization

Portuguese sailor who discovered Brazil for Europeans

first European name of Brazil

the practice of colonizers against which the Tamoio uprising broke out in 1554

the continent from which the workforce was brought to the Brazilian plantations

the main crop in the 17th century, brought from Madeira

order responsible for the Christianization of the region

valuable metal discovered in the early 18th century

the capital of the colony from 1763

Portuguese king who took refuge in Brazil during the Napoleonic Wars

son of the above and first emperor of Brazil

first president of Brazil (1889)

source of the largest number of European immigrants in the 19th century (not counting Portugal)

president and dictator during WWII

first female president (2011–2016)

great sports events taking place in Brazil in the 2010s