Category: South America

Fifteen months passed before the new state of affairs was finally settled. Power remained entrusted to the provisional government chaired by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca: the government made decisions of…

Such a great fervor of agricultural, commercial and industrial activity was not disturbed by the captivating foreign policy, which occurred during the reign of Pedro II, who worked wisely towards…

Thus ended a stormy decade, but one of adjustment and orientation. The regency had decreed a new code of criminal procedure, passed the first anti-slavery law, set up juries, abolished…

The Brazilian historians of the second empire, out of devotion to the ruling house, greatly highlighted the merits of the first emperor. And he certainly did. But the most recent…

Despite the strange procedure, the constitution was welcomed by the whole country, as it fully responded to liberal principles. It granted freedom of religion, of the press and of speech,…

Serious concern was aroused by the attitude of the auxiliary troops, who remained loyal to King John. The commander of the Rio garrison, Avilez, entrenched himself with 2000 soldiers on…

According to CLOTHINGEXPRESS, the stay of the court in Rio de Janeiro had also caused discontent in Portugal, where the king was accused of sacrificing the interests of the metropolis…

Yet, the tax burden could have been lightened, only if the customs collections had been done wisely and honestly; but here, as in the other offices, the greatest corruption reigned,…

Until 1812 the various governmental providences felt the influence of Don Giovanni’s prime minister, the count de Linhares, who undoubtedly endowed Brazil with wise and lasting institutions, while never forgetting…