Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821 by Patrick Wilcken

Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821

Patrick Wilcken

320 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
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In 1807, the Portuguese prince regent Dom Joao made an extraordinary decision. Napoleon's troops were closing in on Lisbon, so he chose to transplant his entire court and government to Portugal's largest colony, Brazil. About 10,000 aristocrats, m...

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