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Tropical Versailles: Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821 - New World in the Atlantic World 1st edition
Kirsten Schultz
Tropical Versailles: Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821 - New World in the Atlantic World 1st edition
Kirsten Schultz
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".
338 pages, 15 colour illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 24, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780415929882 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 344 |
Dimensions | 152 × 231 × 22 mm · 502 g |
Language | English |
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