1931Christ the Redeemer Statue Completed

December 12: Christ the Redeemer completed.
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🇧🇷 Overthrow of the Brazilian Monarchy and Proclamation of the Republic

End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic.
Overthrow of the Brazilian Monarchy and Proclamation of the Republic (1889)
RepublicMonarchyPolitical TransitionCoup d'étatGetúlio VargasBrazilian HistoryMilitaryIndependence
BrazilBrazil

👑 Getúlio Vargas Seizes Power in Brazil

November 3: The Vargas Era begins in Brazil.
Getúlio Vargas Seizes Power in Brazil (1930)
Getúlio VargasRevolutionDictatorshipPolitical TransitionAuthoritarianism
BrazilBrazil

✝️ Christ the Redeemer Statue Completed

Christ the Redeemer Statue Completed (1931)
SculptureMonumentArt DecoChristianityBrazilian History
BrazilBrazil

🗿 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Completed

Mount Rushmore construction ends.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Completed (1941)
SculptureMonumentAmerican History
United StatesUnited States

🏙️ Brasília Construction Begins

Construction of Brasília, the new capital of Brazil to replace Rio de Janeiro, begins.
Brasília Construction Begins (1956)
Urban PlanningCapital CityModernismBrazilian HistoryArchitecture
BrazilBrazil

🏙️ Brasília, Brazil's New Capital, Completed

April 21: Construction of Brasília, Brazil's new capital, finished.
Brasília, Brazil's New Capital, Completed (1960)
Urban PlanningCapital CityModernismPolitical DevelopmentArchitectureConstructionGovernment
BrazilBrazil