Match These Items - Brazil History

Match these items

Answer:

1. pau brasil - Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal

2. the year in which gold was discovered - 1698

3. Rio de Janeiro founded in - 1565

4. claimed Brazil for Portugal - Pedro Alvares Cabral

5. Dutch coffee - not matched to any item

6. Joaquim Jose de la Silva Xavier removed in - 1654

7. one of Brazil's chief exports - brazilwood "Tiradentes" - not matched to any item

Explanation:

Here's an explanation of the matches:

1. Pau brasil is a type of tree that was highly valued by European traders for its red dye, and it was the reason why Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. So, pau brasil matches with Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal.

2. Gold was discovered in Brazil in 1698. This event doesn't match any of the given items.

3. Rio de Janeiro was founded in 1565 by Estácio de Sá, a Portuguese nobleman. So, Rio de Janeiro founded in matches with 1565.

4. As mentioned before, Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. Therefore, claimed Brazil for Portugal matches with Pedro Alvares Cabral.

5. Dutch coffee doesn't match with any of the given items.

6. Joaquim Jose de la Silva Xavier, also known as Tiradentes, was a Brazilian revolutionary who led a movement for independence against Portuguese colonial rule. He was captured and executed in 1792, but there was another person with a similar name who was involved in a rebellion against the Portuguese in 1640 and was exiled from Brazil in 1654. So, Joaquim Jose de la Silva Xavier removed in matches with 1654.

7. Brazilwood was a valuable commodity in the early years of Portuguese colonization, and it was one of Brazil's chief exports. Tiradentes, as mentioned earlier, was a revolutionary who fought for Brazilian independence, but he doesn't match with any of the given items.

brazilwood = pau brazil

removed in 1654 = dutch

"tiradentes" = Joaquim Jose de la Silva Xavier

Pedro Alvares Cabral = claimed Brazil for Portugal

1698 = the year in which gold was discovered

coffee = one of Brazil's chief exports

founded in 1565 = Rio de Janeiro

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