A trip in days of storms: the trip of the Count d'Eu to the provinces of the old North of Brazil

ABSTRACT

In June 1889, after the inauguration of the Ouro Preto viscount's office, the prince consort of Brazil, Conde d'Eu, went on an expedition by the northern provinces. It was a long journey in which would go through the coastal provinces of the vast country, through all the capital of the Amazonas and Bahia. This article analyzes the Republican leaders of political articulations and monarchists on this trip as well as the in volvement of provincial leaders in the unveil ing of the Empire. Through the texts published in the regional press, the surface is possible to understand the involvement of local elites and even the popular strata in the political polariza tion that took place at the end of the monarchy.

Keywords:
Politics; Monarchy; Count d'Eu; Republican movement; The northern provinces