The reign of Brazil's last monarch aptly illustrates Machiavelli's admonitions against philosopher kings. A bookish, reluctant emperor, Dom Pedro II nevertheless led Brazil--bloodlessly--through the ...
For a few more days, until Thursday, the Smithsonian’s newest and perhaps most stunning earthly treasure hides behind a thick metal door, like that of a bank vault, deep in the heart of the National ...
Move over Hope Diamond! The Dom Pedro obelisk, a Beryl variety aquamarine, is in the house. Donald E. Hurlbert, National Museum of Natural History Vinophiles like to repeat the fanciful Galileo line ...
One day in 1876, on a flag-draped platform in Philadelphia, a white-bearded man in plug hat and frock coat stood towering over President Ulysses S. Grant. The visitor was Dom Pedro II, Emperor of ...
BRASILIA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazilian independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named "emperor" of Brazil, arrived from Portugal on ...
Vastag, Brian, "The Dom Pedro aquamarine's long and winding path to the Smithsonian," The Washington Post, December 2, 2012. The Dom Pedro Aquamarine goes on display at the National Museum of Natural ...
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