1822 (book)
Book by Laurentino Gomes
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1822, subtitled How a wise man, a sad princess and a money crazy Scotsman helped D. Pedro to create Brazil, a country that had everything to go wrong (in Portuguese: Como um homem sábio, uma princesa triste e um escocês louco por dinheiro ajudaram D. Pedro a criar o Brasil, um paÃs que tinha tudo para dar errado), is a non-fiction historical book written by Laurentino Gomes, the author of 1808, and edited by Nova Fronteira.
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| Author | Laurentino Gomes |
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| Original title | 1822, Como um homem sábio, uma princesa triste e um escocês louco por dinheiro ajudaram D. Pedro a criar o Brasil, um paÃs que tinha tudo para dar errado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Nova Fronteira |
Publication date | 7 September 2010 |
| Publication place | Brazil |
| Media type | Print, paper cover |
| Pages | 351 pp |
| ISBN | 978-85-209-2409-9 |
| Preceded by | 1808 |
| Followed by | 1889 |
The name of the book refers to the year in which Prince Pedro declared the independence of Brazil with the well-remembered "Cry of Ipiranga". It is a comprehensive study of the beginnings of independent life in a giant country in the New World.
The book is dedicated to all Brazilian history teachers.[1]
In 2011, the book earned Gomes his third and fourth Jabuti Prizes, in the categories "best reportage-book" and "non-fiction book of the year".[2]
Main characters
- Dom Pedro (the Emperor)
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (the wise man)
- Dona Leopoldina (the sad princess)
- Lord Cochrane (the money-crazy Scotsman)
- Marquesa de Santos (the marchioness)
