brazilian monarchy

While Pedro I, first emperor of Brazil, had many mistresses during his life, his most famous and scandalous relationship was with Domitila de Castro, who quickly rose through the ranks of the court and was eventually given the title of Marchioness of Santos. As if the openness of their affair...

The Cisplatine War was a two and a half year long (December 1825 to August 1828) conflict which pitted the Empire of Brazil on one side and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata on the other, the latter of whom also enjoyed the support of a group rebels known as the Thirty-Three Orientals...

At the pressure of Great Britain, the Empire of Brazil outlawed the importation of slaves from Africa in 1831. After a few years, however, the slave trade returned with a vengeance and the law was blatantly disrespected, with as many as 800.000 slaves being brought to Brazil in the period...

Like it says on the tin. Emperor Pedro was the first ruler of an independent Brazil, and his brief nine year reign was marked by internal turmoil and economic difficulties. He faced rebellions in Pernambuco and Cisplatina (the latter starting a war with Buenos Aires), the intrigues of his...

At the end of the Paraguay War, the country had to cede territories to its neighbors, especially to the powerful Empire of Brazil. But what if the story was different? What if Brazil seizes the opportunity to establish a monarchy in Paraguay under the command of Princess Isabel and Count...

In 1889, after a long and largely successful reign, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil was deposed in a sudden coup, establishing a republic. He went off to Europe, where he died in 1891. The question here is what would happen if the coup failed? Eyewitness accounts of the coup often failed to realize...