ocr: The first Portuguese, Pedro Alvares Cabral, arrived: in Brazil in 1500. By the time Spain took control oft the region in 1580,it was: a thriving colony drawing its wealth: from sugar plantations: in the northeast, worked byi imported. Africans, or Amerindians captured: from further and further inland. 01637-1654 Dutch control sugar-growing areas. la 1763 Rio becomes capital. la 1788 Inconfidência rebellion, led by Tiradentes, fails. la 1807 French: invade Portugal. King. Joâo VI flees to Brazil with British: naval escort. In return, Brazil's ports opened to foreign trade. la 1821 King returns ...
