Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891 - Roderick J. Barman - Google Books

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In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. Called to the throne in 1840 at the age of 14, Pedro II devoted himself for the next half century to transforming Brazil…