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The government of Brazil before the Europeans arrived. In 1494 The treaty of toresillas set boundaries for each country in their newly discovered lands, the guidelines were vague, causing the occasional territory dispute. The territory faced internal as well as external challenges.

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King John lll resolved to strengthen his power and authority in Brail by unifying the inefficient donatarios under a central administration. Sousa placed local officials over the captaincies and fortified strategic points along the coast. In the cities, he established municipal organizations similar to those in Portugal.

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Brazil mainly depended upon agriculture and mining, especially the exportoriented production of sugar and gold. The sugar industry was primarily to the northeast and was the principal source of Brazilian wealth from the 16th century- 18th century.

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Before the Europeans arrived in 1500 Brazil was home to at least 1,000 tribes with a total estimated population of 5-13 million people. They lived in the savannahs and Atlantic forests of the south, such as the Guarani and the Kaingang, and the dry interior of the north-east such as the Pataxo Hã Hã Hãe and Tupinambá, they were among the first to come into contact with the european colonists when they landed in brazil in 1500. Indians and the Portuguese worked together to plant trees.

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Monopolize the lucrative trade of pau-brasil and the red wood. That would give the colony its name, and establish permanent settlements. The red wood largely helped grow the economy by bringing in money and establishing more things to trade. The red wood was used to make a special dye which would end up benefiting Brazil in trade and growing the population and there trade routes.

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The need to head farther inland to find forested areas made the pau-brazil trade harder. The investment in establishing farm land on good land increased and so did the need for workers. Portuguese tried to enslave Indians, unaccustomed to toiling long hours in fields and overcome by European diseases, many natives either fled far inland or died due to diseases.

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Before economy   "Agriculture and prospecting" - Britannica
Before Goverment " Before Europeans arrived" -Survival  Foundation
Before social strucutre "New York Times" -History of Brazil

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Social Structure "New York Times" - History of ancient Brazil
Society "Britannica" - The Society of Brazil

Economy " Britannica" - Economy of Brazil
Colonial "Colonial Brazil"