Timeline of Brasília

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.

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20th century

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Pre-Cabraline Luzia Indigenous peoples
Colonial Brazil Discovery Treaty of Tordesillas Captaincies Bandeirantes Slave Trade France Antarctique France Equinoxiale Quilombo dos Palmares Dutch Brazil Battle of Rio de Janeiro Jesuit reductions War of the Emboabas Mascate War Guaraní War Gold Rush Inconfidência Mineira
United Kingdom with Portugal Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil Pernambucan Revolt Conquest of French Guiana Conquest of the Banda Oriental
Independence Declaration of Independence War of Independence
Empire of Brazil Dom Pedro I Confederation of the Equator Cisplatine War Irish and German Mercenary Soldiers' Revolt Regency April Revolt Malê Revolt Cabanagem Ragamuffin War Balaiada Dom Pedro II Liberal rebellions of 1842 Praieira revolt Eusébio de Queirós Law Platine War Uruguayan War Paraguayan War Grande Seca Religious Question Revolt of the Muckers Abolition of Slavery
Old Republic Proclamation of the Republic Café com leite politics Coronelismo Amazon rubber boom Federalist Riograndense Revolution Revolta da Armada War of Canudos Vaccine Revolt Annexation of Acre Contestado War World War I Revolt of the Lash Tenente revolts 18 of the Copacabana Fort revolt Coluna Prestes
Vargas Era Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Integralism Estado Novo World War II
Second Republic Construction of Brasília Plano Trienal
Military rule 1964 Brazilian coup d'état AI-5 Araguaia Guerrilla War March of the One Hundred Thousand Brazilian Miracle Diretas Já
New Republic Lost Decade Plano Collor Impeachment of Fernando Collor 1993 Brazilian constitutional referendum Plano Real Mensalão scandal
Years in Brazil Years in Brazil
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• 1957 - City construction begins.^[1]
• 1958 - Palácio da Alvorada built.
• 1960
  • 21 April: Brasília inaugurated.
  • Population: 141,742.
  • Hospital de Base and Palácio do Planalto open.
  • Correio Braziliense newspaper begins publication.^[2]
  • Catholic Diocese of Brasília established.
• 1961 - University of Brasília established.
• 1966 - Martins Pena Theater opens.
• 1967 - Brasilia TV Tower erected.
• 1970
  • Cathedral of Brasília and Itamaraty Palace inaugurated.
  • Population: 546,015.
• 1971
  • Conjunto Nacional shopping mall in business.
  • Brasília Airport terminal built.
• 1972 - Jornal de Brasília newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1973 - Nilson Nelson Gymnasium built.
• 1974 - Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha (stadium) and Brasília Autodrome open.
• 1975 - Brasília FC (football club) formed.
• 1977 - Palácio do Jaburu inaugurated.
• 1978 - Hospital Daher founded.
• 1980 - Population: 1,203,333.
• 1983 - ParkShopping mall in business.
• 1991 - Population: 1,598,415.

• 1997 - August: Squatter unrest.^[3]
• 1999 - Centro de Futebol Zico de Brasília Sociedade Esportiva (football team) formed.

21st century

• 2000
  • Population: 2,043,169.
  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil opens.
• 2001 - Brasília Metro begins operating.
• 2002 - Juscelino Kubitschek bridge built.
• 2006
  • Cultural Complex of the Republic inaugurated.
  • Legião FC (football team) formed.
• 2007 - Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation headquartered in Brasilia.
• 2010 - Population: 2,570,160.^[4]
• 2012 - Brasilia Digital TV Tower erected.

See also

Other cities in Brazil

• Timeline of Curitiba
• Timeline of Fortaleza
• Timeline of Manaus
• Timeline of Recife
• Timeline of Salvador, Bahia
• Timeline of São Paulo
• Timeline of Rio de Janeiro

References

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

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