O Brazil already had several capitals. A first capital of Brazil was the city of Salvador, in bahia, between the years 1549 to 1763.
The second was the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the period between 1763 and 1960. Finally, the city of Brasília has been the current capital of Brazil since 1960.
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It is important to note that the capital of Paraná, Curitiba, was named the capital of Brazil for three days, from March 24 to 27, 1969.
A organization of Colonial Brazil began with the adoption of the hereditary captaincies. Implemented by the Portuguese Crown, they were used as a form of political and administrative organization in the colony.
For fourteen years, from 1534 to 1548, the country was divided into strips of land headed by nobles trusted by the Crown.
The lack of resources, indigenous attacks and abandonment by grantees meant that this system did not take effect.
In this way, was created the general government, which had the objective of centralizing, administering and reinforcing colonization in the new lands.
March 29, 1549 is the official date of the foundation of the first capital of the General Government of the country. Initially, the city of Salvador received the name of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos.
The choice of the city was due to the fact that the Northeast Region support the largest extraction of brazilwood in addition to being the main cultivator of sugar cane. Its location contributed to the export of these products.
Salvador was the capital of Brazil for 214 years. She lost her post due to the decline in sugarcane production and the discovery of gold deposits in the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso.
Thus, the federal government is transferred to the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1763, with the aim of facilitating the inspection of the regions that supplied gold.
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