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The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil with the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of the Algarves, constituting a single state consisting of ...
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The Kingdom of Portugal [3] was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after 1415, and as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves between 1815 and 1822. The ...
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Kingdom of the Algarves within the Kingdom of Portugal on a map published in 1561 (west is at the top) Status. Nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal (1249–1910) Constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1825) Capital. Silves (until 1576)
The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil with the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of the Algarves, constituting a single state consisting of t...
King John VI of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Brazil. On 7 September 1822, Prince Pedro, Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, Regent of Brazil, declared the Brazilian Independence. On 12 October 1822, Prince Pedro became the first Emperor of ...
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- Constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves
History. Origins. Cabral's landing in Porto Seguro, oil on canvas, Oscar Pereira da Silva, 1904. In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral. [5] . Until 1530 Portugal had yet to establish their first colony in Brazil. [6] .
The Algarve ( UK: / ælˈɡɑːrv, ˈælɡ -/, US: / ɑːlˈɡɑːrvə, ælˈ -/, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Portuguese: [alˈɣaɾvɨ] ⓘ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi) [10] with 467,495 [11] permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( concelhos or municípios in Portuguese). [12]