Empire of Brazil

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Society
gptkbp:area 8,511,965 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Paraguay
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Uruguay
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:cultural_impact Indigenous culture
African_culture
Portuguese_culture
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Brazilian_real
gptkbp:dissolved November 15, 1889
gptkbp:established October 12, 1822
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil
gptkbp:governmentType Monarchy
gptkbp:historical_significance Establishment of a constitutional monarchy
Abolition of slavery in 1888
Development of coffee economy
First independent nation in South America
Influence_on_modern_Brazilian_identity
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empire of Brazil
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Dom_Pedro_I
gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II
gptkbp:nationalTeam Hino da Independência
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Paraguayan_War
War of the Triple Alliance
Independence_from_Portugal
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Dom_Pedro_I
gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II
Princess Isabel
gptkbp:notableStores gptkb:Aluísio_Azevedo
gptkb:Machado_de_Assis
gptkb:Joaquim_Manuel_de_Macedo
gptkb:José_de_Alencar
Romanticism_in_Brazil
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Palácio_da_Alvorada
gptkb:Teatro_Municipal_do_Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkb:Igreja_da_Candelária
gptkb:Palácio_Imperial
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
gptkbp:officialLanguage Portuguese
gptkbp:population 14 million (1880)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_Kingdom_of_Portugal,_Brazil_and_the_Algarves
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:successor Republic of Brazil
gptkbp:territory gptkb:South_America