The Empire of Brazil

The end of colonial system?

Opening of the ports to friendly nations 1808 Salvador England

Revogation of the prohibition of industry and manufectures

1808 Rio de Janeiro Wool, silk and iron Introduction of new machinery Competition with British products

Changes in the Colony

1810 Treaty

Treaty of Navigation and Comerce

The tariff on british products on brazil was of 15%

Smaller than the portuguese tariffs! Also put to death our baby industry

Treaty of friendship Gradual restriction of the slave trade

Right to board ships that were suspected to be making slave trade

Changes in the Colony

The city of Rio de Janeiro is transformed

The city population doubled 50.000 to 100.000

Royal Librarie Public lighting Royal Press Royal Theater French Mission

1816 School of Fine Arts

Changes in the Colony

Higher taxes

Rio’s public lighting Portuguese people on the government International competition on sugar cane Dry season

Crises in the colony

War on French Guiana

1809 to 1817

War on Cisplatina Province

1810 to 1828

Crises in the colony

Lord Beresford

Economic Crises

Grande Oriente LusitanoAnd free Masonry

Street executions

Crises in the Metropole

New constitution – Liberal

Out with the british army Back with the Royal Family Back with the colonial Pact – Conservative

Crises in the Metropole

 "Pedro, o Brasil brevemente se separará de Portugal: se assim for, põe a coroa sobre tuacabeça, antes que algum aventureiro lance mãodela".

The queen loses her queenes Back with absolutism D. Miguel

Fighting with daddy Listening to mummy Exile

Crises in the Metrople

D. Pedro I becomes regent prince at the age of 23

Back in Brazil

D. pedro the I of Brazil andD. Pedro VI of Portugal

Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António JoãoCarlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael JoaquimJosé Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim de Bragança e Bourbon. Born in Querluz, october 121798

D. Pedro was the fourth son (second boy)

of the King  D. João VI and his consort , Dona Carlota Joaquina de Bourbon, infant of Spain.

Lonely childohood Crazy grandma Sad dad Busy mom Trobles with his brother Horses Little soldier

D. Pedro I

Bohemia Carpentry Against slavery

"Eu sei que o meu sangue é da mesma cor que o dos negros“

Replacement of the workers French, Latin, english, german Book fan and poet

Meu amor, meu grande amor,

Sem ti não quero viver Tua imagem é a meiga flor Que eu vivo a bem-querer…

D. Pedro I

Musician!

piano, flute, bassoon, trombone, violin, clarinet, guitar, lundu and Dictionary harpsichord

Coposed several anthems for Brasil, Portugal and even free mansory

D. Pedro I

Education

Always pointed as having a low level education Mechanic Belas Artes Academy And of the book taxation Public schools

D. Pedro I

In 1818, at the age of 19,Merries D. Maria LeopoldinaInfant of Austria

Grandniece of Maria Antonieta Botany and mineralogy

Marriage by letter of attorney Negative impretion

Dom Pedro I

D. Maria da Glória

1819

Dom Pedro I

D. João VI revokes the titleOf Prince of Brazil

Brazil’s Party 8.000 signatures

“Como é para o bem de todos e felicidade geral da nação, estou pronto: diga ao povo que fico!” (1822)

Dom Pedro I

Mass firing of the portuguese burocrats

Ministério dos brasileiros José Bonifácio

Cumpra-se! 1822

Dom Pedro I

Rebellion against José Bonifácio Santos Letters

The prince should be back immediately! D. João VI

Break up with Portugal now! José Bonifácio

Time to be king! D. Maria Leopoldina

Dom Pedro I

"O pomo está maduro,colhe-o já, senão apodrece"

Dom Pedro I

Independência ou morte!

War of independence in Bahia Maria Quitéria Bride Soldado Medeiros Piauí, Ceará e Pará

Dom Pedro I

Recognition of the independence United States (1824) British (1826)

Treaties of 1810 Portugal (1825)

2 million pounds Honorary title of Emperor of Brazil for D. João VI

Dom Pedro I

Continuity of economic standards

External debt

Political Division

First Reign

Important Land owners

Partido Brasileiro José Bonifácio Strong and centralized government

Portuguese Party authoritarian tendencies

Extremists Federation

Free masonryUrban middle classes

First Reign

D. Pedro I – Alliance with the Portuguese Constituent assembly

Vote by censusAntilusitan text Limitation of the powers of the emperor

Yucca Constitution 150 alqueres of yucca

The Agony Night

First Reign

The 1824 Constitution

Division into provinces Government:  Monarchical and hereditary,

constitutional and representative. Catholic as the official religion Powers:  Executive, legislative, judicial

and moderator Lifetime Senate  Vote by census: 100 mil-réis

First Reign

Financial Crises

Sugar and cotton 13 colonies Antilhas francesas

1810 Treaties impossibility of industrialization

External Debt 1829 – bankruptcy of Banco do Brasil Printing money Cisplatina War

Cisplatina Province

United Provinces of Rio da Prata War with Argentina 1828 – end of the war Oriental Republic of Uruguai

First Reign

Death of D. João VI – 1826

Throne Dispute

D. Maria da Glória

First Reign

Coup of the absolutist D. Miguel Power dispute D. Pedro as the King Soldier

First Reign

D. Domitila de Castro Marquise of Santos Noite das Garrafadas Ministry of Natural BornBrazilians Ministry of the Marquises

First Reign

Abdication

April 7th of 1831 D. Pedro de alcântara

5 years old

First Reign