Portugal
Portugal was the colonial ruler of Brazil when Brazil was a colony of Portugal.
Ooooopps ! Brazil was a colony of Portugal, not Spain.
Spain----------------------------------------------Brazil declared its independence from Portugalon September 7, 1822. Portugal acknowledged Brazil's independence in the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, signed August 29, 1825.
Portugal is a country in Europe with a boundary along Spain Brazil used to be a Portuguese colony, but it got it's independence in September the 17th, 1822
no, Uruguay was formerly held by Portugal, Spain, and Brazil.
None south american country was captured by Portugal. Portugal discovered and colonized Brazil, and the other countries in south america were colonized mainly by Spain.
Spain discovered and colonized Argentina Brazil discovered and colonized Brazil.
spain
The Portuguese. Spain colonized the rest of South America, other than Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. They gained what is roughly Brazil today from the Treaty of Tordesilla's with Spain, during the Iberian Union.
Uruguay
in the beginning of the 1800's, Latin America was ruled by Spain (except Brazil, ruled by Portugal), By the end of the century, most states had gained independence, thanks largely to movements spearheaded by Simon Bolivar