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Nationalism Project Brazil. By Carina Chazanas & Austin Mills. Brazil’s politics . 1808 Napoleon took over Portugal, and banished the king and queen; fled to Brazil After a 49-year reign, Pedro II, the second and last emperor of Brazil, is deposed in a military coup.
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Nationalism ProjectBrazil By Carina Chazanas & Austin Mills
Brazil’s politics • 1808 Napoleon took over Portugal, and banished the king and queen; fled to Brazil • After a 49-year reign, Pedro II, the second and last emperor of Brazil, is deposed in a military coup. • Later, in 1808, Brazil became the capital of Portugal • Later in 1815, it was called the united kingdom of portugal, Brazil, and the algareves
Brazil’s Independence • In 1822, they declared Brazilian independence • 1822 – 1829 Brazil was a monarchy and ruled by Pedro I • In 1831 – 1889 Pedro II ruled Brazil
Brazil’s economy Brazils economy How The Economy Grew In 1880 slaves were liberated and the economy changed because they didn’t need slaves so the economy improved. Money to build railroads, streetcar lines, etc. • From 1825 – 1828 Brazil was building the economy as in independent nation • Brazil imported many slaves: and as the slaves rose, the economy went down
Brazil’s Slave Crisis The North Plantation Owners Plantation owners had problems because the slaves were abolished on May 13th 1888, nobody picked crops which led to the loss of money • In the North, there was an economic crisis with famine, many people died, and slaves died because of job loss
Brazil’s Republic • 1889 Coup by republican militants and wanted to overthrow the emperor and take charge of the country
Slaves in Brazil • When Brazilians economy went up, the import of coffee rose to importing of more slaves • 1850 the British abolish slave trade and officially outlawed the trade of slaves • By 1871, slaves began to be liberated
Modern Day Brazil • Brazil is still a republic today from 1889 and the president of brazil is louiz inacio lula da silva
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Brazil • http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/78101/Brazil • http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/samerica/brazil18891914.html • http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3435900071.html