- First humans (10,000 years ago)
- Marajo culture (800 - 1400 AD)
- Pedro Alvares Cabral and Portugal arrive (1500)
- Indigenous rebellions (1554-1567)
- France Antarctique (1555-1567)
- King Philip II of Spain takes control (1578)
- Dutch Brazil (1630-1654)
- Portugal regains control (1668)
- Brazilian Gold Rush (17th century - 19th century)
- Independence from Portugal (1822)
- Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)
- Slavery abolished (1888)
- First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930)
- Second Republic of Brazil (1930-1935)
- Third Republic of Brazil (1937-1945)
- Fourth Republic of Brazil (1946-1964)
- Military dictatorship (1964-1985)
- Returns democracy and has election (1985)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Brazil at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Brazil.)
