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Portuguese discovery and initial coastal expeditions (1500–1530)

1494 - 1530

Pombaline reforms in Brazil and the expulsion of the Jesuits (1750–1777)

1750 - 1777

Political Parties and Parliamentary Crises: Conservatives vs Liberals (1830s–1889)

1831 - 1889

Paraguayan War (Triple Alliance War) (1864–1870)

1864 - 1876

Military Modernization and Naval Expansion (1850–1889)

1865 - 1886

Inconfidência Mineira and late-colonial republican plots (1788–1792)

1788 - 1890

Imperial Court, Science, and Culture under Pedro II (1840–1889)

1839 - 1889

Gold rush in Minas Gerais and the rise of Vila Rica / Ouro Preto (1690s–1760s)

1695 - 1750

France Antarctique in Rio de Janeiro (1555–1567)

1555 - 1578

Founding of São Paulo and the rise of the Bandeiras (1554–1700)

1553 - 1709

Founding of Salvador and the Governorate General of Brazil (1549–1553)

1548 - 1553

Founding and growth of Rio de Janeiro as a colonial port (1565–1763)

1555 - 1763

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