The Andean country is the last former Spanish colony in South America to celebrate its bicentennial. The other eight South American countries that emancipated themselves from the Spanish crown celebrated their bicentennials long before. Bolivia and Ecuador commemorated it in 2009. Venezuela, Argenti
The coming of the Portuguese royal family to Brazil took place on November 29, 1807 and the delegation arrived in Salvador (BA), on January 22, 1808. The refuge in Brazil was a ploy by the Prince Regent, D. João, to ensure that Portugal remained independent when it was threatened with invasion by
The cotton cycle in Brazil represents one of the countrys economic cycles, which occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries. Summary of the Cotton Cycle One of the factors that propelled the cultivation of cotton in the country was the English Industrial Revolution, which increasingly demanded raw
The Colonial Brazil , in the History of Brazil, is the period that comprises the period from 1530 to 1822. This period began when the Portuguese government sent to Brazil the first colonizing expedition led by Martim Afonso de Souza. In 1532, he founded the first settlement, Vila de São Vicente, o