Uma An Atlantic perspective

the circulation of goods in Rio de Janeiro after the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil (1808-1821)

  • Camila Borges da Silva Graduada em História pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, mestre em História Política pela mesma instituição e doutoranda em História Social da Cultura pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, onde é bolsista Faperj Nota 10.
Keywords: D. João VI, Portuguese court, opening of ports

Abstract

After the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (in 1808) there was an intensifying process of the presence of foreign goods (specially from England). This was due to the opening of the Brazilian ports. The increasing flow of ships from different continents to Rio de Janeiro’s port proved that it became a major commercial center connected to other previously banned territories. This paper aims to analyze the presence of trading in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the years the Portuguese court stayed in Brazil.

Published
2020-06-09
Issue
Vol 8 No 16 (2012): Revista Navigator - Dossiê O Atlântico, o comércio, as guerras e as instituições militares na formação do Estado do Império do Brasil
Section
Dossie