by Laurentino Gomes · Leya · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722035019
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«1808» is the historical essay by Laurentino Gomes, published by Leya in paperback (350 pages, in Portuguese).
The book reconstructs the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil, completed in 1808, after the royal family fled Lisbon in the face of the Napoleonic threat. Laurentino Gomes portrays Queen Maria I, the prince regent and a court full of intrigues, and explains how the court's move to Brazil changed the history of Portugal and Brazil.
First installment of the História do Brasil series. The work won the 2008 Jabuti Prize in the non-fiction category.
For readers interested in the history of Portugal and Brazil and in the era of the Napoleonic wars.
