United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a state in Brazil (South America) that lasted from 1815 to 1822 CE, about 7 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

The Portuguese court fled Napoleon to Rio de Janeiro in 1808 and raised Brazil to a kingdom equal with Portugal in 1815. John VI returned to Lisbon in 1821.

See United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1815 to 1822 CE

Duration

7 years

Type

State

Region

Brazil, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Rio de Janeiro

Came from

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE

Became

• Empire of Brazil 1822 to 1889 CE

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Peru 1821 CE to the present
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Empire of Brazil 1822 to 1889 CE
• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe

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