1958 1 st World Cup Victory 1962 2 nd World Cup Victory 1970 Brazil becomes Tri 3 rd Win 1994 Number Four in USA 2002 5 th and the Drought Begins The Dawn of time South America secedes ID: 816298
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Team Corinthians
A Brief History of Brazil
Slide21958 – 1
st World Cup Victory
Slide31962 – 2
nd
World Cup Victory
Slide41970 – Brazil becomes Tri – 3
rd
Win
Slide51994 – Number Four in USA
Slide62002 – 5
th and the Drought Begins
Slide7The Dawn of time – South America secedes
Slide8900 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
Slide9In 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 coastIn 1500, Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares
Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal
1500 – Spanish and Portuguese sail to Americas, conquer
Slide10Brazil declared its independence from Portugal and became the Empire of Brazil
Pedro I became Emperor of Brazil; many rebellions followed
1822 – Empire of Brazil
Slide11Brazil became the Republic of the United States of Brazil
Although officially a democracy, only certain people could vote
1889 – Old Republic
Slide12Impact 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
Slide13Growing 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
Slide14Post-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
Slide151984: Public demonstrations made it clear military rule would not continue
New Republic: End of military regime – last military hand-picked PresidentNew 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
Slide16One star for each World Cup Championship
1958196219701994
2002
Important dates in Brazilian history