Holy Brazilian Empire (Greater Brazil Timeline)

Brazil, officially the Empire of Brazil (: "Império do Brasil"), is a monarchy kingdom and the largest country in. It is the only in the  and the largest  country in the world.

Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the United Kingdom with Portugal and Algarves. The colonial bond was indeed broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese Kingdom was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro after Napoleon invaded Portugal.

In 1822, after signing the Porto Agreement, Dom João VI officially declared the full transfer of the government to Brazil, making it the new capital of the Portuguese Empire, years later renamed "Holy Brazilian Empire".

The country is the largest economy in the world and the largest country in Latin America, and also the third largest in the Americas.

After the Liberal Conservative Party (PCL) became the largest party in the House of Representatives, controversial and influential Jair Messias Bolsonaro became the country's current Prime Minister.

History
The land now known as Brazil was claimed by Portugal for the first time on 22 April 1500 when the Navigator landed on its coast. Permanent settlement by the Portuguese followed in 1532, and for the next 300 years they slowly expanded into the territory to the west until they had established nearly all of the frontiers which constitute modern Brazil's borders.

Capital Transfer
In 1808 the army of French Emperor invaded Portugal, forcing the Portuguese royal family into exile. They in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, which thus became the unofficial seat of the entire. On December 1815 Prince João, then regent (and from 1816 King Dom ) on behalf of his incapacitated mother, Queen Dona, elevated Brazil from colony to.

In 1820 the erupted in. The movement, initiated by liberals, resulted in a meeting of the Cortes (English: Courts, a ) which had as its goal to draft the kingdom’s first. The liberals demanded the return of João VI, who named his son and heir Prince Dom Pedro as regent to rule Brazil and then departed for Europe on April 1821. The Cortes enacted decrees which subordinated the Brazilian provincial governments directly to Portugal, abolished all superior courts and administrative bodies created within Brazil since 1808 and recalled Prince Pedro to Portugal.

However, with the support of the Brazilian political class and the colonies, the royal family under the name of Dom João VI was able to reach an agreement with the liberals, this being the "Porto Agreement". A constitution was written, which recognized the transfer of the capital to Brazil. It also foresaw other changes, such as the change of system to a parliamentary monarchy, where the King (now called the Emperor) would have been called the "Moderating Power", with the Executive Power being exercised by the "Prime Minister" chosen by the majority party. in the House of Representatives. From then on, all colonies were elevated to the joint kingdom, receiving representations in both the House of Representatives and the Imperial Senate.

After the agreement, elections were initiated for the Legislative Power. With the Conservative Party elected, José Bonifácio was chosen as the first Prime Minister of the country. Its reforms contributed to the country's growth and victory in Cisplatina's attempt at independence.