
audiobook
by Agostinho Marques Perdigão Malheiro
SEGUIDO DE UM SUCCINTO ESBOÇO DO ESTADO DO PAIZ AO FINDAR O ANNO DE 1849
INDICE.
A MEU PAI.
AO LEITOR.
TITULO I.
TITULO II. - SECULO XVII.
TITULO III. - SECULO XVIII.
TITULO IV. - SECULO XIX.
TITULO IV. - SECULO XIX. - CAPITULO II.
TITULO IV. - SECULO XIX. - CAPITULO III.
This work offers a clear, century‑by‑century guide to Brazil’s most significant events from the first Portuguese landing in 1500 through the mid‑nineteenth century. Organized into four main sections, the first three map an entire century each—sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth—while the nineteenth century is broken into four shorter periods that follow the country’s political transformations. Each entry notes the reigning monarch, regents, and key milestones, allowing listeners to trace how colonial rule gave way to imperial authority.
Beyond the timeline, the book concludes with an appendix that sketches Brazil’s geography, natural wealth, demographics, religious makeup, and the organization of its institutions at the close of 1849. For anyone interested in a compact, narrated overview—students, history lovers, or curious travelers—this chronological compilation makes the nation’s complex past easy to follow, presenting each turning point as a brief, vivid vignette that brings the story of Brazil to life.
Full title
Indice chronologico dos factos mais notaveis da Historia do Brasil desde seu descobrimento em 1500 até 1849 desde seu descobrimento em 1500 até 1849
Language
pt
Duration
~3 hours (191K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Rio de Janeiro: Typographia de Francisco de Paula Brito Praça da Constituição N. 64. 1850
Credits
Produced by Pedro Saborano, Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections)
Release date
2007-07-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1824–1881
A Brazilian jurist, writer, and public figure of the nineteenth century, he is best remembered for a major study of slavery in Brazil that examined the subject through law, history, and society. His work became an important reference for readers trying to understand slavery and emancipation in the final decades of the Empire.
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