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Brazil is the largest and most populated Latin American Country. Brazil has undergone three centuries of Portuguese rule and became independent in the year 1822 with a monarchical system till 1889. A republican form of government came into existence in place of a Monarchical form of government. The country has witnessed many forms of government that include state autonomy and centralization, authoritarianism to democracy and a military coup. The Constitution of 1946 was amended several times through institutional acts which tried to eliminate the democratic character. During the 1970s when authoritarian rule was at its maximum Brazilians to a large extent accepted the existing situation. The elections of 1985 in Brazil were a milestone event for the civilian President to take over in the process of the democratic transition that had begun a decade earlier when President Ernesto Geisel began to relax the repressive measures on which the authoritarian government had relied before. The political liberalization process through the political mobilization that was taking in the past nine years starting from 1974 to 1983 significantly changed towards the end of 1983. Democracy has made significant contributions to development in Brazil in many ways. The most significant achievements of democracy in Brazil can be considered Political stability, social inclusion, economic development, transparency and accountability, rule of law and most importantly uplifting the field of education. Women's rights have got their place, a constitution with a certain stability, scientific and technological development and improved foreign relations were a few more contributions of Democracy to Development in Brazil.