Brazil’s first elected by direct vote president was… 

Although the Portuguese had been given the rights to all of Brazil in the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, which nation occupied an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro until 1567?

Brazil's economy slumped at the end of the 18th century, even as Rio de Janeiro was expanding and modernizing. The reason for the decline was that the Spanish territories in the New World were producing more sugar faster than Rio de Janeiro could. However, the economy jumped after the turn of the century when many of Rio's sugar plantations started growing what crop?

Thirty people died during the Vaccine Revolt of 1904. The Vaccine Revolt was a response to the government's actions forcing mandatory vaccinations against which disease?

When Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the FIFA World Cup in 1950, the famous Maracana Stadium was built. In that year's championship game, Brazil faced Uruguay. What was the outcome?


Brazil became a republic in… 🇧🇷