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] Date Posted: 15:18:15 11/19/04 Fri In reply to: Ian (Australia) 's message, "I've even met Brazilian monarchists" on 13:58:33 11/19/04 Fri It was founded by young Pedro, who declared "liberty or death" by the banks of the Ipiranga River, basically because he didn't want to go back to Europe after the Napoleonic threat was over. The monarchy was abolished by a military coup in 1889, an event which is celebrated each year on November 15, even by people vigorously opposed to other military coups, such as the one in 1964. When the most recent dictatorship ended in the 1980s, there was a referendum do determine whether Brazilians wanted an executive president, a prime minister or a king. The monarchy option scored single figures, as I recall. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |