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Tropical Versailles
- Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821
part of the New World in the Atlantic World series
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 344
- Published:
- August 23, 2001
- Dimensions:
- 152x231x22 mm.
- Weight:
- 502 g.
Delivery:
1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: November 28, 2024
Description of Tropical Versailles
This text tells of the only European empire to relocate its capital to the New World. In 1807, to escape an invading Napoleonic army, the Portuguese Prince Regent and 10,000 functionaries set sail for Brazil. Following the transfer of the court, Rio de Janeiro, became a "tropical Versailles".
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