The Royal Palace for the Portuguese Monarchy when they moved to Rio

Portugal was under threat from France's Napoleon who would attack if the Portuguese continued their trade of South American gold with Britain. Britain threatened to sink Portuguese ships if they decided to stop the trade! So the Portuguese Royal Family moved to Rio to continue their trade with Britain and get away from Napoleon!

Chile's Santiago & Brazil

January 5th 2018
Landing into Chile, Santiago gave us the first taste of our fourth and final continent on this trip! Struggling with jetlag, most of our 4 day visit was spent trying to adjust to the 14 hour time change from Australia. When we weren't sleeping, we managed to participate in a couple of walking tours which was a great way to learn a bit about the colonial history of Chile and the recent brutal dicta ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more

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