Side by side
Brazil and Portugal compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
7 September 1822 — Pedro of Braganza declares independence beside the Ipiranga brook
5 October 1143 — The Treaty of Zamora recognises Afonso Henriques as king
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- 44
- Domains
- 9
- Crossed events
- 7
- Data through
- 2026-08-10
The figures, side by side
Each figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two dossiers. Every value shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. A “—” is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Metric names link to the world ranking; values open the figure on its own dossier.
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Entangled histories
7 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 7 Jun 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal and Castile divided the unexplored world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands, an agreement that underpinned Portugal's claim to Brazil.
Politics & Power · from the Portugal chronicle · The Age of Discovery · Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
- April 1500
Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal
Pedro Alvares Cabral makes landfall on the coast near present-day Porto Seguro and claims the land for the Portuguese crown.
Colonisation · from the Brazil chronicle · Portuguese Colony: Sugar, Slavery, and Gold · Pedro Alvares Cabral, Brazil
- 22 Apr 1500
Cabral reaches Brazil
A fleet under Pedro Alvares Cabral, en route to India, made landfall on the coast of Brazil and claimed it for the Portuguese crown.
Colonisation · from the Portugal chronicle · The Age of Discovery · Pedro Alvares Cabral
- 27 Nov 1807
Court flees to Brazil
As a French army invaded, the prince regent and royal court sailed for Brazil under British escort, moving the seat of the Portuguese monarchy to Rio de Janeiro.
War & Rupture · from the Portugal chronicle · Earthquake, Napoleon and the Loss of Brazil · Peninsular War, John VI, king of Portugal
- 1808-1821
The court moves to Rio
Fleeing Napoleon, the Portuguese royal court relocates to Rio de Janeiro, which becomes the seat of the empire and is opened to wider trade.
Politics & Power · from the Brazil chronicle · Portuguese Colony: Sugar, Slavery, and Gold · Brazil, Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil
- 7 Sep 1822
Independence of Brazil
Pedro, regent and son of John VI, declared Brazil independent and became its emperor, ending Portugal's rule over its largest and wealthiest colony.
Colonisation · from the Portugal chronicle · Earthquake, Napoleon and the Loss of Brazil · Pedro I, emperor of Brazil, John VI, king of Portugal
- late 19th-early 20th c.
Mass immigration
Millions of immigrants, especially Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Japanese, arrive to work coffee and settle the south, reshaping Brazilian society.
Peoples & Migration · from the Brazil chronicle · The Old Republic · Brazil