Tropical Versailles Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821

Name: Tropical Versailles Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821
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ISBN: 9780415929882

ISBN-10: 0415929881

ISBN-13: 9780415929882

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kirsten Schultz

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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 to Rio de Janeiro, Portugal became the only European state to relocate its capital abroad.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

<p Kirsten Shultz is an award-winning photographer whose editorial work has been internationally published. She is based in the Sun Valley area, where she lives with her husband and daughter. </p



Acknowledgments


A Note on Portuguese Orthography


Abbreviations


Introduction



"Brighter Glory in the Western Sphere": Monarchy, Empire, and the New World



Preeminence and Its Price: Eighteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro



Tragedy and Triumph: The Politics of Royal Exile



The New City of Rio de Janeiro: Reconstructing the Portuguese Royal Court



"Tropical Versailles": The Politics of Monarchy in the New World



"Imperio Florescente": Remaking the Portuguese Empire



Legacies and Liberties: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro


Epilogue



The Pasquinades of 1821


References


Index