![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Today’s Brazil owes its existence to the capacity to overcome obstacles that seemd insuperable in 1822. ![]() “This book attempts to explain how Brazil managed to maintain the integrity of its territory and to establish itself as an independent nation, through a remarkable combination of luck, happenstance, and improvisation, as well as the wisdom of certain leaders responsible for steering the destiny of their nation in a moment of great dreams and great dangers”, explains the author. The style resembles that of the first book, 1808, with accessible language and a narrative that unfolds through 22 chapters, interspersed with illustrations of the events and personages of the era. Simultaneously launched in Brazil (by Nova Fronteira) and Portugal (by Porto Editora), this book covers the period of fourteen years, beginning with the return of Dom João VI’s court from Rio de Janeiro back to Lisbon in 1821 and ending with the death of Brazil’s first emperor, Dom Pedro I, in 1834. 1 822, a detailed study of the trajectory of Brazil’s Independence, is the title of the second book by journalist and writer Laurentino Gomes, author of the bestselling 1808. ![]()
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