The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Pre-colonial period

  • The great Cuiabá region was home to the Bororo peoples, among others.

18th century

  • 1719 – April 8th. Gold discovery at Forquilha on the Coxipó River as reported by the bandeirante Pascoal Moreira Cabral; the date is used to commemorate the founding of Cuiabá[1]
  • 1719 – Cabral built first chapel in area of Cuiabá dedicated to Our Lady of Peñafrancia[2]
  • 1722
  • 1726
    • Arrival of Captain-General Governor Rodrigo César de Menezes of the Captaincy of São Paulo, representative of the Kingdom of Portugal[3]
    • Construction of Church of Our Lady of Good Delivery, a chapel[3]
  • 1727
    • January 1st. César de Menezes elevates Cuiabá to the category of town (vila) under the name "Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá", places a pillory as a symbol of Portuguese royal power[3][4]
    • Construction of the Church of Rosário and São Benedito[4]
  • 1732 – End of gold production[3]
  • 1745 – December 6. Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá established from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro[5]
  • 1748 – Creation of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso[3]
  • 1751 – Arrival of the 1st Captain-General Antônio Rolim de Moura[3]
  • 1751 – Rolim de Moura establishes Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade as capital of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso[3]
  • 1781 – First Chapel of Saint Gonsalo in Prainha, later the Church of Saint Gonçalo[4]
  • 1787 – First known depictions of the city of Cuiabá[3]
  • 1790 – Philosophical Journey Passage of Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira leaves detailed description of Cuiabá[3]

19th century

  • 1818
  • 1822 – Cuiabá becomes part of the Empire of Brazil[3]
  • 1825 – Population of Cuiabá: 4,287[6]: 83 
  • 1826 – July 15. Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá elevated to Diocese of Cuiabá[5]
  • 1834 – May 30. Rusga, a popular revolt against the remaining Portuguese, who controlled businesses in Mato Grosso and the Municipal Guard of Cuiabá
  • 1835
    • July 3. First Provincial Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso, held at the Provincial Assembly of Mato Grosso building in Cuiabá
    • August 28. Cuiabá becomes capital of the Province of Mato Grosso, replacing Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade[3]
  • 1850 – Population of Cuiabá: almost 11,0000[6]: 83 
  • 1864
    • Start of the Paraguayan War; Cuiabá threatened with invasion and serves as arsenal military base for Brazilian campaigns
    • November 2. Opening of Piedade Cemetery, the first municipal cemetery in the city
  • 1870
    • End of Paraguayan War
    • Opening of inland navigation to Cuiabá[1]
  • 1870 – End of Empire of Brazil, establishment of First Brazilian Republic[3]
  • 1896 – August 29. Opening of Former State Treasury Building of Mato Grosso, a multiuse government building[1]

20th century

  • 1910 – March 10: Diocese of Cuiabá becomes Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá[5]
  • 1914 – August 15: Inauguration of Palace of Instruction, a large secondary school in the city center[7]
  • 1920s – Renovations to the façades of the Old Cathedral of Cuiabá and Church of the Rosário and São Benedito
  • 1921
    • May 22. The Mato Grosso Academy of Letters established under the name Mato Grosso Center for Letters [8]
    • Construction of the Eucharistic Shrine of Our Lady of Good Delivery on site of chapel of Church of Our Lady of Dispatch
  • 1937-45 – Installation of interventor Júlio Müller; expansion of Avenida Getúlio Vargas and construction of the "Official Works"[1]
  • 1942 – May 23. Opening of Cine Teatro Cuiabá, the first large cinema in the city
  • 1958 – Demolition of Old Alencastro Palace (Palácio do Governo), Tax Station, and Barão de Diamantino Palace for the construction of the modernist Alencastro Palace[1]
  • 1962 – Opening of Avenida Ten. Cel. Duarte (Av. da Prainha)[1]
  • 1965
    • 18 December. Inauguration of Palácio Alencastro [9]
  • 1968 – Demolition of the Old Cathedral
  • 1975 – Federal listing (tombamento) of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict
  • 1987 – Federal listing (tombamento) of the Historic Center of Cuiabá[1]

21st century

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Claudio Quoos Conte; Marcus Vinícius De Lamonica Freire (2005). Centro Histórico de Cuiabá, patrimônio do Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasília: National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage. p. 26. ISBN 978-85-87226-25-9. Wikidata Q123696539.
  2. ↑ Eduardo Etzel (1974), O barroco no Brasil: psicologia--remanescentes em São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Melhoramentos, p. 231, OCLC 1215871, Wikidata Q123763148
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "História" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2014. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Araujo, Renata Malcher de (2012). "Cuiabá". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. 1 2 3 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá". GCatholic.org. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. 1 2 Leilla Borges de Lacerda; Nauk Maria de Jesus (2008). Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e Capela de São Benedito: um diálogo entre a história e a arquitetura (in Portuguese). Cuiabá: Entrelinhas. ISBN 978-85-87226-78-5. Wikidata Q123763283.
  7. ↑ Maria de Lourdes Conceição de Souza (2008), O Palácio da Instrução e o Patrimônio Histórico de Cuiabá-MT: cidade, territorialidade e educação patrimonial (in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Federal University of Mato Grosso, p. 19, Wikidata Q123951767
  8. ↑ José de Mesquita (1936). "A Academia Mato-grossense de Letras, suas origens, sua atuação--Necessidade e oportunidade da Federação das Academias" (PDF). Revista de Cultura (Rio de Janeiro) (in Portuguese). 10 (115): 9–22. Wikidata Q123566582.
  9. ↑ Instituto de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Urbano (Cuiabá) (2011), Histórico do Palácio Alencastro (PDF) (in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Municipal Prefecture of Cuiaba, p. 8, Wikidata Q123972177
  10. ↑ Amanda Polato; Rodrigo Cunha; Vitor Sorano (28 January 2023). "Mortes e casos conhecidos de coronavírus no Brasil e nos estados". G1 (in Portuguese). Wikidata Q123703067.
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