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Events relating to brazil
Buenos Aires is finally accepted as the permanent capital city of Argentina
The emperor Pedro II frees all the remaining slaves in Brazil without compensating their owners
A coup removes emperor Pedro II from his throne in Brazil, putting in his place a military dictatorship
Brazil's first civilian president, Prudente de Morais, is peacefully elected, setting the pattern for the next four decades
The Great Valparaiso Earthquake damages much of central Chile and is felt from Peru to Buenos Aires
Coffee replaces sugar as Brazil's main crop, accounting for more than 50% of exports in 1908
An underground railway opens in Buenos Aires, the first subway in Latin America
Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges publishes his first collection of poems, Fervor de Buenos Aires ('Fervour of Buenos Aires')
Getúlio Vargas begins a 24-year personal rule in Brazil
The peace of Buenos Aires, ending the Chaco War, gives Paraguay most of the region under dispute with Bolivia
A mass demonstration by trade unions in Buenos Aires results in the release of Perón
The country's president, Getúlio Vargas, commits suicide when the army in Brazil demands his resignation
Oscar Niemeyer is appointed chief architect for his country's new capital, Brasilia
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, discovered in Buenos Aires, is kidnapped by Israeli agents
The Brazilian government moves to Brasilia, into public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Senior officers in Brazil seize power, alleging the threat of an imminent communist takeover
The emergency measures underpinning military rule are repealed in Brazil, and an amnesty restores political rights
Civilian rule is restored in Brazil after Tancredo Neves and Jose Sarney are elected president and vice-president
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna wins the first of his three Formula One titles
Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna dies when the steering column of his car shears during the San Marino Grand Prix
A sudden collapse of the Brazilian stock market follows the earlier slump in the Asian markets
A Brazilian citizen, Jean Charles de Menezes, is killed on the London underground by police mistaking him for a terrorist
Vast demonstrations, influenced by the Arab spring and involving hundreds of thousands of people, erupt in Brazil's cities as a protest against multiple issues of corruption and the cost of living
Violent riots in San Pãolo erupt during a demonstration against the high cost of Brazil's hosting the football World Cup
