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| Capital (and largest city) |
Brazilia | ||||
| Language official |
Portuguese | ||||
| others | Spanish | ||||
| Monarch | Maria I | ||||
| Prime Minister | José Serra | ||||
| Area | area km² | ||||
| Population | population | ||||
| Independence | from Portugal | ||||
| declared | 1808 | ||||
| recognized | 1820 | ||||
| Currency | Cruzeiros | ||||
History[]
Portuguese Rule[]
Napoleonic Wars[]
Emperor Bonaparte made D. John and his family leave Portugal in 1808, but the Brazilian people didn't like it and declared the independence, later in that year. Portugal then declared war to the new-born Republic of Brazil (that later would become a monarchy).Brazil won the war, that lasted 15 months causing chaos.That made the president Marcos Paulo da Silva invest on public Health and Schools.