In march of 1808, the royal family of Portugal arrived in Brazil and established their court in Rio de Janeiro. They ran to Brazil because of the Napoleonic Wars.
Thing is, the idea of change the portuguese capital to Brazil is really old, being originally conceived by Antonio Vieira (a priest who was important to brazilian and portuguese history because of his opinions about slavery and politics) and defended by Luis da Cunha (a estrangeirado diplomat). Some people even say that Marquis of Pombal also proposed this idea (and it's comfirmed that he defended the construction of Brasilia). So, how could the portuguese capital be transferred earlier than in OTL?
Thing is, the idea of change the portuguese capital to Brazil is really old, being originally conceived by Antonio Vieira (a priest who was important to brazilian and portuguese history because of his opinions about slavery and politics) and defended by Luis da Cunha (a estrangeirado diplomat). Some people even say that Marquis of Pombal also proposed this idea (and it's comfirmed that he defended the construction of Brasilia). So, how could the portuguese capital be transferred earlier than in OTL?