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![Visions of Brazil Through 500 Years of Print
In many ways, colonial Brazil was shrouded in mystery. All of the colony's major cities were situated on a small band of territory that straddled the coastline. Sugar, cotton, tobacco and mineral riches flowed from the colony's ports to Portugal, while the country's cast hinterland remained practically uncharted. Deepening the secrecy surrounding Brazil, Portugal imposed harsh censorship of published descriptions of its colony and an outright ban on publishing within it.
The Portuguese crown jealously guarded its colonial treasure by doing everything it could to prohibit commerce and communication between Brazil and Portugal's European rivals, who made frequent attempts to wrest control of the territory from the hands of the Portuguese.](/Graphlib/GraphData022.nsf/Images/2022_DC_LOC_Brazil_0160/$File/LCBRAZ_220916_09.JPG) |
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![Centuries of Transformation
The constitutional history of Brazil traces that nation's trajectory from a slaveholding colony, ruled by a European power, to a modern constitutional democracy. The nation gained its independence in 1822, establishing a constitutional monarchy and governed by a member of the ruling family of Portugal. During the 19th century, Brazilian society struggled with slavery as liberal republicanism rose. Brazil's 20th century history saw decades of political struggle, eventually resulting in the emergence of a democratic republic.](/Graphlib/GraphData022.nsf/Images/2022_DC_LOC_Brazil_0160/$File/LCBRAZ_220916_32.JPG) |
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![Brazil's Emerging Public Sphere
As the Portuguese court's stay in Brazil extended, questions began to arise on both sides of the Atlantic as to whether the crown should ever return to Portugal and upon what political conditions. Fueling this discussion was a nascent publishing industry that disseminated pamphlets that vehemently advocated the various causes, from absolute monarchy to republicanism.](/Graphlib/GraphData022.nsf/Images/2022_DC_LOC_Brazil_0160/$File/LCBRAZ_220916_57.JPG) |
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