Tropical Versailles
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Tropical Versailles

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

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Tropical Versailles

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

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This engaging study tells the fascinating story of the only European empire to relocate its capital to the New World.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
ISBN
9781135308476
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History
INDEX
Abolition, 130, 166
Absolute monarchy, 4, 18, 102
Absolutist government, 236, 249ā€“250, 256
Acclamation (royal succession), 48, 96 (n.86), 194, 197, 204
Alexandre, Valentim, 5ā€“6, 13 (n.15), 21, 34 (n.23), 67, 88 (n.2), 214, 219, 229 (n.93), 230 (n.110), 231 (n.114, 118), 232 (n.126), 233 (n.139), 265 (n.2, 3), 272 (n.67), 293 (n.9)
Algranti, Leila Mezan, 13 (n.18), 58 (n.7), 123, 125, 144 (n.109), 145 (n.112), 146 (n.114, 116), 175, 184 (n.76), 186 (n.99)
Almeida, Manuel AntƓnio de, 151, 176
Alorna, MarquĆŖs de, 28, 36 (n.45), 223 (n.37), 265 (n.5)
Alta polĆ­cia (high police), 111ā€“115
Alvarenga, Manuel InĆ”cio da Silva, 52ā€“55, 63 (n.47), 64 (n.53, 60), 80, 96 (n.80)
Alves, Ana Maria, 153, 155, 221 (n.11)
American empire
administrative reforms in, 26
gold discoveries in, 18, 22, 102
ideological foundations of, 15
imperial renewal and, 16, 39, 77
prosperity of, 77ā€“78
question of state in, 196
Rio de Janeiro as capital, 40ā€“47
threat of Americanization, 40, 73
American Revolution (U.S. Independence), 2, 7, 51
Antivagrancy laws, 46ā€“47, 108
Aposentadoria, 105ā€“107
AraĆŗjo, Ana Cristina, 11 (n.10), 31 (n.4), 88 (n.2), 89 (n.8), 92 (n....

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. A Note on Portuguese Orthography
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. ONE ā€œBrighter Glory in the Western Sphereā€: Monarchy, Empire, and the New World
  11. TWO Preeminence and Its Price: Eighteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro
  12. THREE Tragedy and Triumph: The Politics of Royal Exile
  13. FOUR The New City of Rio de Janeiro: Reconstructing the Portuguese Royal Court
  14. FIVE ā€œTropical Versaillesā€: The Politics of Monarchy in the New World
  15. SIX ā€œImpĆ©rio Florescenteā€: Remaking the Portuguese Empire
  16. SEVEN Legacies and Liberties: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro
  17. Epilogue
  18. Appendix: The Pasquinades of 1821
  19. References
  20. Index