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Appendix 3 : Chronology <strong>of</strong> Major Brazilian Political <strong>and</strong>Economic Events 7261500: Portuguese explorers claim present-day Brazil for the Portuguese Crown1822: Emperor Dom Pedro I, son <strong>of</strong> the Portuguese king, declares independencefrom Portugal1888: Slavery is abolished1889: Monarchy overthrown; establishment <strong>of</strong> a federal republic, the ‘First Republic’1930: Revolt places Getúlio Vargas at the head <strong>of</strong> a provisional revolutionarygovernment1937: Vargas leads a coup <strong>and</strong> installs himself as dictator, initiating a social welfarerevolution under the banner <strong>of</strong> the ‘Estado Novo’ (‘New State’)1939-1945: Brazil joins the war effort on the side <strong>of</strong> the Allies in 1943, after initiallydeclaring itself neutral.1945: Vargas is deposed in a military coup. Elections are held, along with theinauguration <strong>of</strong> a new constitution that returns power to the states. The birth <strong>of</strong> the‘Second Republic’1951: Vargas is elected president1954: Vargas commits suicide, after the military gives him an ultimatum to resign orbe overthrown.1956-61: Presidency <strong>of</strong> Juscelino Kubitschek during which Brazil achieves rapideconomic growth, but at the expense <strong>of</strong> its economic independence, by incurringmassive debt. The new capital, Brasilia, is built in the interior, <strong>and</strong> opened in 1960.726 Author’s own compilation, based on various sources, including: BBC News, accessedonline at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1231075.stm on 12 August, 2010;307

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