Book
Tropical Versailles Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821
(2001)
Abstract
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".
Keywords
- Brazil,
- History,
- United Kingdom,
- 1815-1822
Disciplines
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Routledge
Series
New World in the Atlantic World
ISBN
9780415929875
Citation Information
Kirsten Schultz. Tropical Versailles Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821. New York(2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kirsten-schultz/12/