Império do Brasil | ||||
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Motto Independência ou Morte! | ||||
Anthem Hino Nacional Brasileiro | ||||
Capital | Rio de Janeiro | |||
Government | Consitutional monarchy | |||
Emperor | ||||
- 1822-1831 | Pedro I | |||
- 1831-1889 | Pedro II | |||
Legislature | General Assembly | |||
- Upper house | Senate | |||
- Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | |||
History | ||||
- September 7, 1822 | Independence from Portuguese Empire | |||
- September 12, 1822 | Accession of Pedro I | |||
- March 25, 1824 | Imperial Constitution | |||
- April 7, 1831 | Accession of Pedro II | |||
- May 13, 1888 | Slavery Abolished | |||
- November 15, 1889 | Monarchy abolished | |||
Area | 8,337,218 km² | |||
Population | ||||
- 1889 | 14,332,761 | |||
Density | 1.7/km² | |||
Currency | Brazilian real | |||
Portuguese Empire | Brazil Uruguay | |||
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The Empire of Brazil was an empire that lasted from 1822, after its independence from Portugal, until 1889, when a Coup d'état overthrew emperor Pedro II and installed a republic.
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Brazilian Polities
- Federative Republic of Brazil (From 1889)
Neighbouring Nations
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