This engaging study tells the fascinating story of the only European empire to relocate its capital to the New World.
Chapter 1. “Brighter Glory in the Western Sphere”: Monarchy, Empire, and the New World
Chapter 2. Preeminence and Its Price: Eighteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro
Chapter 3. Tragedy and Triumph: The Politics of Royal Exile
Chapter 4. The New City of Rio de Janeiro: Reconstructing the Portuguese Royal Court
Chapter 5. “Tropical Versailles”: The Politics of Monarchy in the New World
Chapter 6. “Império Florescente”: Remaking the Portuguese Empire
Chapter 7. Legacies and Liberties: Constitutionalism in Rio de Janeiro
Appendix: The Pasquinades of 1821