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 | Tropical Versailles: Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821 (New World in the Atlantic World) (1st Edition) by Kirsten Schultz Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-415-92988-1 / 0415929881 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-92988-2 / 9780415929882 In 1807, to escape and invading Napoleonic army, the Portuguese Prince Regent and some 10,000 functionaries set sail for Brazil. Following the transfer of the court, Rio de Janeiro became a "tropical Versailles," a new world seat of European imperial power. In discourse and practice, residents a | |