In 1500, a Portuguese ship landed in the area which is now Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. Independence came on September 7, 1822 ending 322 years of Portugal rule over Brazil.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Colonial Brazil," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Brazil, accessed 6 November 2020.</ref> | In 1500, a Portuguese ship landed in the area which is now Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. Independence came on September 7, 1822 ending 322 years of Portugal rule over Brazil.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Colonial Brazil," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Brazil, accessed 6 November 2020.</ref> |