Pedro II was the second, and last, Emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 to 1889, a period considered a golden age for Brazil. Pedro II’s legacy includes important military victories ...

Until 1831 Dom Pedro ruled as Brazil's Emperor. However in 1831, he abdicates in favor of his son, Dom Pedro II and returns to Portugal to fight for his daughter's right to accede to the ...

“He took the aggression against Brazil as a personal insult. ‘They speak of peace on the Prata River but I will not make peace with López’, wrote Pedro II to his mistress, the Countess of Barral. The ...