The Second Reign is a period of history within the Empire of Brazil that lasted 49 years, beginning with the end of the regency period on 23 July 1840, upon the declaration of Pedro de Alcântara's maj
Emperor Pedro II in his majestic costume with imperial insignia
D. Pedro II landing in Recife, province of Pernambuco, in 1859, about a decade after the end of the Praieira Revolt, the biggest and last insurrection of the Second Reign.
The Christie Question (1862 to 1865): the diplomatic conflict and near-war between the Brazilian Empire and the British Empire.
Battle of Riachuelo, by Victor Meirelles.
The regency period is how the decade from 1831 to 1840 became known in the history of the Empire of Brazil, between the abdication of Emperor Pedro I, on 7 April 1831, and the declaration of majority
Second reign (Empire of Brazil)
…The Second Reign is a period of history within the Empire of Brazil that lasted 49 years, beginning with the end of the regency period on 23 July 1840, upon the declaration of Pedro de Alcântara's majority, and ending on 15 November 1889, when the parliamentary constitutional monarchy…
The oath of the provisional triumviral regents in the Imperial Chapel, painting by Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre
Pedro II, aged 4, 1830
Acclamation of Pedro II, waving his handkerchief, on 9 April 1831, by Debret
Flag of the National Guard in the province of São Paulo