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Page 139
... Brazil , and Uruguay . Paraguay had been involved in boundary and tariff disputes with its more powerful neigh- bours , Argentina and Brazil , for years . The Uruguayans had also struggled to achieve and maintain their independence from ...
... Brazil , and Uruguay . Paraguay had been involved in boundary and tariff disputes with its more powerful neigh- bours , Argentina and Brazil , for years . The Uruguayans had also struggled to achieve and maintain their independence from ...
Page 236
... Brazil ( 1831-89 ) , whose benevolent and popular reign lasted nearly 50 years . On April 7 , 1831 , when he was five years old , his father , Pedro I ( Pedro , or Peter , IV of Portugal ) , abdicated in his favour ; and for nine years ...
... Brazil ( 1831-89 ) , whose benevolent and popular reign lasted nearly 50 years . On April 7 , 1831 , when he was five years old , his father , Pedro I ( Pedro , or Peter , IV of Portugal ) , abdicated in his favour ; and for nine years ...
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... Brazil in 1807. Brazil was elevated to kingdom status in 1815 and united with Portugal . In the absence of the monarch , a constitutional as- sembly met in Portugal in 1820 to establish a constitutional monarchy . John VI , who re ...
... Brazil in 1807. Brazil was elevated to kingdom status in 1815 and united with Portugal . In the absence of the monarch , a constitutional as- sembly met in Portugal in 1820 to establish a constitutional monarchy . John VI , who re ...
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