Kingdom of Brazil
The Kingdom of Brazil (Portuguese: Reino do Brasil) was a constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.
Kingdom of Brazil Reino do Brasil | |||||||||
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| 1815–1822 | |||||||||
| Status | Constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves | ||||||||
| Capital | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Brazilian | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1815–1816 | Maria I | ||||||||
• 1816–1822 | João VI | ||||||||
| Prince Regent | |||||||||
• 1815–1816 | John of Braganza | ||||||||
• 1816–1821 | Position vacant | ||||||||
• 1821–1822 | Pedro of Braganza | ||||||||
| Legislature | Cortes (1820–1822) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 16 December 1815 | ||||||||
• Pernambucan Revolt | 6 March 1817 | ||||||||
• Liberal Revolution | 24 August 1820 | ||||||||
• Return of the Royal Family to Portugal | 25 April 1821 | ||||||||
| 7 September 1822 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1820 | 4,000,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Real | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | BR | ||||||||
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