Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Brazil or the planet Neptune?
Brazil came first, in 1822 (independence). The planet Neptune followed 24 years later, in 1846 (discovered).
- First1822
Brazil
country · independenceBrazil declared independence from Portugal in 1822.
- Second1846
The planet Neptune
planet · discoveredNeptune was found in 1846 after mathematicians worked out where it had to be.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.