United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

E71840

former sovereign state monarchy transatlantic monarchy

The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a transatlantic monarchy (1815–1822) that united Portugal and its colonies under a single kingdom with its capital effectively in Rio de Janeiro, elevating Brazil to equal status with Portugal.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former sovereign state → monarchy → transatlantic monarchy →
alsoKnownAs	Reino Unido de Portugal, Brasil e Algarves →
capital	Rio de Janeiro →
coatOfArms	coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves →
continent	Africa → Asia → Europe → Oceania → South America →
country	Brazil → Kingdom of the Algarves → Portugal →
currency	real →
deFactoCapital	Rio de Janeiro →
deJureCapital	Lisbon →
dissolutionCause	Brazilian independence →
elevatedEntity	Brazil →
elevatedEntityStatus	kingdom equal to Portugal →
endDate	1822-09-07 →
establishedBy	elevation of Brazil to a kingdom →
establishedDuring	Napoleonic Wars aftermath →
firstMonarch	John VI of Portugal →
flag	flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves →
governmentType	absolute monarchy → unitary state →
headOfStateTitle	King →
historicalEra	Age of Revolution → late colonial period in Brazil →
includedTerritory	Brazilian provinces → Metropolitan Portugal → Portuguese colonies in Africa → Portuguese colonies in Asia → Portuguese colonies in Oceania →
lastMonarch	John VI of Portugal →
legalForm	united kingdom NERFINISHED →
legislature	Cortes →
monarch	John VI of Portugal →
officialLanguage	Portuguese →
predecessor	Kingdom of Portugal → State of Brazil (colony) →
reasonForCreation	to give Brazil equal status with Portugal →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
rulingDynasty	House of Braganza →
shortName	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves →
startDate	1815-12-16 →
successor	Empire of Brazil → Kingdom of Portugal →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ("Reino Unido de Portugal, Brasil e Algarves") →	alsoKnownAs
Dom Pedro I of Brazil ("Kingdom of Portugal") →	countryOfCitizenship
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata →	followedBy
Maria I of Portugal →	placeOfDeath
Brazilian independence movement ("Elevation of Brazil to a kingdom (1815)") →	relatedEvent
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ("United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves") →	shortName