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Brazil's history begins with its indigenous tribes before the arrival of Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. The country evolved from a Portuguese colony to an empire, declaring independence in 1822, and later transitioning to a republic after a military dictatorship. Today, Brazil is a democratic federal republic and ranks thirteenth globally for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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History of Braz-WPS Office

Brazil's history begins with its indigenous tribes before the arrival of Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. The country evolved from a Portuguese colony to an empire, declaring independence in 1822, and later transitioning to a republic after a military dictatorship. Today, Brazil is a democratic federal republic and ranks thirteenth globally for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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History of Brazil

Before the arrival of the Europeans, the lands that now constitute Brazil were occupied, fought over and
settled by diverse tribes. Thus, the history of Brazil begins with the indigenous people in Brazil. The
Portuguese arrived to the land that would become Brazil on April 22, 1500, commanded by Pedro
Álvares Cabral, an explorer on his way to India under the sponsorship of the Kingdom of Portugal and
the support of the Catholic Church.

From the 16th to the early 19th century, Brazil was created and expanded as a colony, kingdom and an
integral part of the Portuguese Empire. Brazil was briefly named "Land of the Holy Cross" by Portuguese
explorers and crusaders before being named "Land of Brazil" by the Brazilian-Portuguese settlers and
merchants dealing with brazilwood. The country expanded south along the coast and west along the
Amazon and other inland rivers from the original 15 hereditary captaincy colonies established on the
northeast Atlantic coast east of the Tordesillas Line of 1494 that divided the Portuguese domain to the
east from the Spanish domain to the west.[1] The country's borders were only finalized in the early 20th
century, with most of the expansion occurring before the independence, resulting in the largest
contiguous territory in the Americas.

On September 7, 1822, prince regent Pedro de Alcântara declared Brazil's independence from Portugal
and so the Kingdom of Brazil became the Empire of Brazil. The country became a dictatorial republic in
1889 following a military coup d'état. An authoritarian military junta came to power in 1964 and ruled
until 1985, after which civilian governance and democracy resumed. Brazil is a democratic federal
republic.[2]

Due to its rich culture and history, the country ranks thirteenth in the world by number of UNESCO
World Heritage Sites.[3]

Brazil is a founding member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Mercosul, United
Nations, the G20, BRICS, Organization of Ibero-American States and the Organization of American States

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