Empire of Brazil - Breaking Bonds - South American History - Extra History - Part 5

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Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876. Prosperous and stable, Brazil has gained international respect as a second great American power but at home in Brazil, people were no longer cheering for Pedro II. Brazils' many social issues had been neglected and left unsolved and war was on the horizon. A long and deadly Paraguayan War, which would change the people of Brazil forever.
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[@ВаняШироков-ш9н]

Not bad, but I think the history of Brazil deserves more details. I wish you someday shoot an issue about something relevant.

[@Padtedesco]

Great series

[@offguy9939]

Oh pleaseee make a video about the Portuguese Revolution (revolução dos cravos) . Plssssss

[@paulagarciarubio6310]

If it's posible, one day you could make a video about Spain Civil War or about Clara Campoamor, she was the politician that granted the vote for Spanish women's and she was a wonderful strategist!

[@alexandrerodriguestrindade7729]

After the proclamation of the republic of Brazil, the country sank into chaos, misfortune, agony, dictatorships and self-destruction, except for some small parts of history like Cândido Rondon and the pracinhas in the 2nd world war, but the monarchy can still be restored, we are not condemned to live in a weak and shameful republic

[@abcdef27669]

Pedro II: "Never is too late for a side trip!" Ibn Battuta: "He is a little confused, but he got the spirit".

[@druid_zephyrus]

Nice

[@bluespaceman7937]

Oh, nice reference.

[@xaropy]

Great reference

[@DachshundDogStarluck19]

Awesome reference.

[@BaronVonMott]

"Hey Pedro, while you were gone, we decided we don't need you anymore." "That's fine, I decided you don't need me years ago."

[@darrowdapper9659]

Sadboy grindset

[@MrShadowtruth]

"Also we exile you so you can never set foot in brazil ever again and will be buried far from home." "Dude! ... uncool." Yeah Pedro 2nd deserved this fate.

[@benlunch7618]

@@MrShadowtruth ""Also we exile you so you can never set foot in brazil ever again and will be buried far from home." Inconsiderate!

[@luizalbano2014]

@@MrShadowtruth no he didn’t lmao

[@Nimai_Aquino]

@@luizalbano2014 cara na moral, por mais massa que ele tenha sido na juventude, um monarca n pode simplesmente chegar no fim da vida e cagar pro país e deixar a gnt se lascar pra uma revolução mixuruca daquelas. Era só ter chamando uns 2 ou 3 marechais super leais a ele e ter avisado pro povo o q tava acontecendo que ele tinha debelado isso. Mas não, decidiu ficar sadboy e deixar a gnt na mão desses caras. Não dá pra passar pano pra isso.

[@t3hmaniac]

Brazilian Military: You're no longer Emperor and we're a republic! Pedro II: Oh no! Anyway.

[@Duck-wc9de]

Pedro : " oh my god... I'm so sad. BEY BYE BITCHES! "

[@abcdef27669]

@P4to D0l4n Biggest "OOF" in brazilian history, ever!

[@TheRealLaking]

@@abcdef27669 Same thing happened in a lot of revolutions French and British when Charles the 1st was deposed the leading general was a monarchist

[@pablo2448]

The main reason Pedro II was disillusioned with the monarchy was because he lost his two sons (Pedro and Afonso) when they were only toddlers. This took a huge impact in his mind

[@imbw267]

I think the you mean 'disillusioned'

[@bluespaceman7937]

Oh, that is sad.

[@theoutlook55]

That family tragedy is wholly unrelated to the value of the institution.

[@nathanseper8738]

@@bluespaceman7937 Losing your sons is a tragedy, but for Brazil it meant the loss of a decent government.

[@xenotypos]

It was far more common than nowadays though, so I don't know it's really the main reason. I have heard of people during history losing all their children while they had 10 to 20 of them (yeah, really). So in comparison, while still tragic, losing 2 probably remained withing expectations for a families back then.

[@galiciangladiator5857]

I feel the reason the Empire of Brazil is remembered so fondly is because of the decades of chaos that enthralled Brazil after the monarchy was abolished. Compared to the common dictators and coups that took place in Brazil afterwards, the Empire was relatively stable and prosperous, and the ensuing Brazilian republics are what stopped Brazil from keeping pace with countries like the United States. I feel like this series definitely should have touched on all of that at the end.

[@AlanMakbeth]

Completly agree.

[@Nightmare704RY]

Being part paraguayan is hard to love the regiment that destroyed your country at his most prosperous.

[@rangergxi]

@@Nightmare704RY Unfortunately, Brazil was attacked. Paraguay at the time was kinda like North Korea.

[@darreljones8645]

@@rangergxi With a leader just as paranoid and delusional.

[@0926001]

@@rangergxi no, the problrm is that brazil was to south america, what america is now to the world, an expansionist empire.

[@Abdullah_Haruna]

"May God grant me these last wishes-peace and prosperity for Brazil" - Pedro II last words

[@brunopereira6789]

"Lol", said God. "Lmao".

[@neloverg3774]

@@brunopereira6789 and God did not, infact, grant Brazil either of those things for he was deaf

[@cometmoon4485]

@@neloverg3774 God isn't a wishing well. That genocidal colony doesn't deserve peace and prosperity.

[@Rafaelzio]

@@cometmoon4485 So what you're saying is almost no country deserves peace and prosperity

[@mtulio6422]

@@cometmoon4485 Are you talking about America?

[@Joleyn-Joy]

5:31 there needs to be a mention that he was actually advised by his doctors to go on vacation. The decades of government and the war had exhausted him, IIRC he didn't want to go initially.

[@antoniocecere3737]

@@akshit_sharma1 ma chi se ne fotte

[@GoncalvesLF]

If Im not wrong his last trip to Europe was specifically to treat diabetes.

[@snet_4233]

@@GoncalvesLF you are not.

[@dkupke]

What’s more, there were officers prepared to fight to keep him on the throne. He told them he wanted no bloodshed on his behalf.

[@Wakrar]

The Army: "Pedro, you are not emperor anymore. Long live the Republic" Pedro: "Fine by me. Goodbye, suckers!"

[@tams805]

Considering what became of the republic, he was right.

[@nathanseper8738]

@@tams805 His happy kingdom came at the expense of his own happiness.

[@galatheumbreon6862]

have fun with the future instabilty

[@ArthurAS_]

Other kingdoms be like: "We are removing you from power and establishing a republic!" "Noooo! I will fight back!" Brazil: "We are removing you from power and establishing a republic!" "Ok"

[@sealboi9666]

​@@ArthurAS_ >be me >pedro >coup.mp4 >"we are going to abolish the monarchy" >"ok" >doesn't elaborate >leaves

[@nathanseper8738]

I think if Pedro hadn't lost his sons when they were toddlers, he might have worked hard to keep the Empire going. After that horrific tragedy, he gave up on preserving his throne after his death.

[@ebanydwayne1357]

Which means he was a pussy imo... He should've changed the law allowing his daughter to become Queen much like Queen Victoria of the UK. He gave up everything and now Brazil is a shitty nation with corrup leaders - A Brazilian who used to support the monarchy

[@Borderose]

I think he just used the fact he only had daughters to stop. There were signs Pedro was perfectly OK with ending the empire and installing a republic. One of his last wishes was to come home and be accepted not as emperor but as a citizen.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

@@ebanydwayne1357 Babe, that law was already in place. Spain, Portugal and Brazil all had long running traditions of male-preference primogeniture, meaning women could inherit. There just wasn’t any confidence in the heir, his daughter Isabel, and that Pedro did nothing to resist the coup

[@ebanydwayne1357]

@@Edmonton-of2ec As a Constitutional Monarchy with the moderator power, couldnt he simply pass the law or let Isabel have children and be a regent?

[@ДимитърПоптолев]

@@ebanydwayne1357 I don't understand what you mean. She could inherit, there was no law to be passed. They simply knew she wasn't popular enough not to have her removed 5 seconds after she becomes the ruler.

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

The Paraguayan war deserves its own series

[@joaomartins9800]

Yes. There are much more details that need to be explored

[@thebrazillianguytm2186]

agreed indeed, its pretty messy, even for the time XD

[@user-ub9gd2yf4u]

I agree, as a paraguayan even today the war consequences are still debated and present in the political and Social life here.

[@lucasfdantas8979]

@@user-ub9gd2yf4u Você poderia me dizer quais são elas?

[@Kaiserboo1871]

In hearts of iron 4, the final conscription law is called “Bottom of the Barrel” where you conscript literally any male that can hold a gun. Francisco Solano López set his conscription settings to “Bottom of the Barrel.” The results speak for themselves.

[@DragoniteSpam]

okay a lot of historical events sound utterly ridiculous if you try to spin them into a literary narrative... this one actually works pretty well. Interesting.

[@theobarretoteles4206]

It's because they skipped many events and merely touched the surface of what really happened in those last years of empire

[@akshit_sharma1]

Juventus won against empoli

[@74bhounds]

@@theobarretoteles4206 I always see the extra credits as a pamphlet thing. A way to learn if your interested in something and can research more thoughly with more in depth sources

[@fernandosacchetto5215]

"Utterly ridiculous" is clearly the main theme for our (Brazilian) history though

[@marcelokonemba9928]

As someone who was born in Brazil I can testify these episodes were no shorter than totally amazing. The short lived Brazilian empire was indeed one of the most spectacular periods in the history of the country. Congratulations for the outstanding channel.

[@PHRCpvh]

CURIOUS FACT: Marshall Deodoro, the man that led the military coup was actually a close friend of Pedro II, but always showed concern about the emperor caring more about the navy than the army itself. In 1889, his original goal was to remove only the brazilian premier, but after he finished taking the palace, his allies informed that Pedro would put his personal rival as the new PM (actually a lie set by the republicans). He just sent a message from home saying "The republic is in charge".

[@tams805]

So in other words, he was a gullible and useful idiot?

[@LukeSky2207]

@@tams805 yep. That's why he only lasted 2 years on the presidency.

[@Lordtmnz98]

ironically, this wouldn't be the last time something like that happened - a lie changing brazillian history. The moment that made brazil a dictatorship in 1964 was also a lie. More specifically, a general woke up, and made a call while still in pijamas, saying: "I am with my troops invading the government palace". The military leadership believed and a coup was made. Brazil isn't for amateurs.

[@falkyrie5228]

@@tams805 Yep. Dude came to regret his actions for the rest of his life.

[@t.k3650]

A coisa mais importante desse vídeo é que de todo o conteúdo acerca do reinado de Dom Pedro II, esse foi o que mais o humanizou, falando seus defeitos ao invés de somente o endeusar como um governante perfeito, é claro que faltou mais detalhes específicos, mas foi um ótimo trabalho em apresentar a história brasileira ao mundo.

[@МагомедАжуфамунедов]

Sim. Em muitos vídeos que eu tenho visto sobre Dom Pedro II, como tu diz, ele é endeusado. Muito bom aprender coisas novas sobre ele.

[@MrMath-2]

É por isso que eu acho Don Pedro II tão interessante, um homem grande para o Brasil e com uma personalidade bem humana, a prolongação da escravidão por causa do medo de Pedro, a sua rabugentisse por ser simplesmente impaciente, suas amantes, Pedro era um bom homem que tinha seus vários defeitos (também era um pouco canalha kkkk).

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

A gente precisava traduzir e disseminar essa série no Brasil

[@MarcoAurelio-vv3gz]

@@МагомедАжуфамунедов Na minha infância todo governante do Brasil era tratado da pior forma possível, os erros de todos sempre foram exagerados, agora vejo pessoas fzd o contrário, endeusando alguns. Acho que devia ter um meio termo.

[@t.k3650]

O negócio é que pela primeira vez vemos a atitude de Dom Pedro em relação ao seu titulo, tanto que eu sinceramente pensava que ele não queria responder ao golpe justamente porque não queria que sangue fosse derramado por parte da população, um conceito nobre e talvez realmente seja um dos motivos, mas no fim ele estava de saco cheio de ser escravo de seu próprio sangue e dos interesses do estado. Eu simpatizo com isso.

[@gabrielaganon3160]

While this series correctly points out Pedro II hated the monarchy, he still loved Brazil. From what I've seen, there are stories in which his coffin contained soil from every part of Brazil. And then there are the last words that us Civ VI players gloss over: "May God grant me these wishes - Peace and Prosperity for Brazil"

[@bebedor_de_cafe3272]

Fun fact: Because of the expedition to the US for the fair, people in Philadelphia voted Pedro II to be president of the US

[@mihaicipriandragos5459]

I like how pedro just accepted that he isn't emperor anymore and just gave up

[@laosi4278]

If he choose to resist there would be civil war, by accepting the new government he avoid civil war, but he didn't know how the republic would undone much of prestige the Empire had achieved

[@thelegendarybloxycola4727]

His biggest mistake

[@TheAzurekite7]

@@laosi4278 Well he honestly thought at the time that the elected people of Brazil wanted Monarchy to end. What he didn't realize was that his opposition was not just liberals, but also ambitious slaveowners and army officers. Ie, people that was going to absolutely destroy the institutions he had built up.

[@falkyrie5228]

As a Brazilian, the republic was a mistake.

[@LucasOliveira-eq5gd]

Just a a fact, Pedro could prevent the formation of the republic, but he decided that his crown was not worth the blood of his peaple. Truly, the best leader brazil ever had.

[@alt1f4]

eu acho que ele só tava cansado de lutar contra os republicanos e queria morrer em paz em um palacio cercado pela familia dele e nao em um campo de batalha

[@juice8431]

biggest mistake Brazil made was abolishing the monarchy

[@kakahass8845]

@@juice8431 Agreed 100% everything was downhill after that.

[@TheAzurekite7]

You know what they say, those who don't wish to rule often make for the best kind of rulers.

[@kingeternal_ap]

Not the hero we wanted but the man we needed.

[@abcdef27669]

A series about the history of Beer, just after one about the Empire of Brazil? You can be certain of one thing, Extra Credits crew: A lot (and I mean, a LOT) of brazilians will still appear in this channel for the next weeks...

[@GenralSmog]

Really looking forwards to playing Brazil in Victoria 3, when that come out, after this series. Great job.

[@Kurotaisa]

So in 2030?

[@TheEmolano]

I hope they give south America some love in Vic3.

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@Kurotaisa Damn where you wrong.

[@cseijifja]

​@@TheEmolano lmao paradox remembers SA exists? Lol.

[@dracorex426]

As far as the ends of monarchies go, that was a pretty clean one for the monarchs.

[@Democlis]

Alsk for the country. No bloody coup, no deaths, no rebelions.

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

@@Democlis how ironic that the supposedly ‘free’ and ‘equal’ republics to come afterwards would be anything but an improvement to Brazil’s monarchy.

[@aprendizdefegelein]

And the Republic has proved to be more stable and less tyranical than the Empire ever was.... 6 coups, 6 constititions and 2 dictatorships in less than 100 years says what!

[@Lucas-lo2vh]

Yay

[@joaomartins9800]

You have inverted the adjectives.

[@Kurotaisa]

@@joaomartins9800 That's the joke

[@Kefkaownsall]

And Bolsonaro

[@pratomokoesoemodigdo9662]

And an attempt to wipe out all of Amazonian rain forest for capital gain

[@nwefe]

This was a very interesting series, I didn’t know Brazil was so juicy in lore.

[@Fusso]

Oh pls, those were the golden years, what came directly after was so much juicier and insane

[@dr.hanschucrute7080]

it's because you still haven't seen what came after, Republic of the Sword, wars in the Republic, Vargas era, military dictatorship, Brazil is an eternal lore

[@IagoSB__0.0]

Oh and another thing, Pedro 2 was emperor since the age of 15 and by all acounts his entire life was dedicated to building and reforming of the empire. This video glosses over the sacrifice that man made for this country, he was the closest thing to a Marcus Aurelius the world had seen in centuries, he more than deserved a break at his twilight years. His death was an indignant one, so far from home. A man like him comes once or twice in a millennium. At his funeral procession the entire French academy of science, was present, delegates from far and wide went to pay their respects to him. In his life he won the respect and admiration of people like Charles Darwin, Victor Hugo, and Friedrich Nietzsche, and was a friend ro Richard Wagner, Louis Pasteur, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Without hyperbole, he was a special individual and deserves the praise and adoration so often given to him

[@davidt1d]

"May God grant me these last wishes-peace and prosperity for Brazil."-Pedro the 2nd on his death bed

[@Vfar0fa]

God: "hum... nope!"

[@kakahass8845]

Well sounds like he pissed off god.

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

And on that day, God descended from the heavens, and from his mouth he spoke two words: “Fak u”

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

I think brazilian army was less "over effective" and simply knew how to choose their battles. The defeat of Rosas was more like an assistance of an internal coup, and the internal wars are easy when you have the money. Then came Paraguay and all went to hell

[@ramicane1671]

I believe that the image of the imperial army was a bit exaggerated, Paraguay’s army had more professional soldiers for example, and Brazil definitely didn’t overthrow Rosas on their own, Rosas had fought with many during the Guerra Grande, and in many instances he won decisively, against France, GB, Uruguay, Brazil and other Argentines who opposed him, but their assistance to Urquiza was impactful nonetheless, after all the enemies within posed a bigger threat than Brazil to Rosas, General Pacheco didn’t even arrive at the battle of Caseros for example

[@Laucron]

Definitely felt like a bit of an oversimplification. Rosas was diverting resources elsewhere and ended up being jumped with most of the republic as well as several other states pitted against Buenos Aires. History's history but god Urquiza makes me cope and seethe

[@Padtedesco]

The best display of what is the brazilian army is the battle of Ituzaingó. Numerous but poorly effective and so prone to kill their own that they killed their own commander, and not by friedly fire.

[@pedroclaussen2254]

Thank you so much for talking about my country to such a huge audience. hugs from Rio, Brasil.

[@affinityforanime]

Wow! This was such a cool series! I learned so much I never even assumed about Brazil's history. I'd always been more interested in studying the history of Europe and Asia when I was in high school and college. So this was something I'd never really even imagined could have been going on in the Americas. Thank you!

[@thenewdarkmatter]

Props to the artist of this series for the trully astoundiong recreations of Angelo Augustini's litography "Guerra do Paraguai". Definitely, one of the masterpieces of the show!

[@templarioaph]

the sad part is that, according to sources I agree with, the Emperor thought the people would soon realize the mistake and call for his return... but we barely understood what had happened at the time, so the Emperor died of depression, missing his land, which is made clear by letters he wrote, including one asking to have Brazilian soil in his grave with him. As much as he was tired and resented how much he had missed from the World during his childhood, it's hard to imagine he disliked his duty as much as you guys portrayed. However, as a Brazilian, I really thank you guys for this series. I loved your channel before, and this only made me like it more. God bless you all, and keep up the good work

[@GeneralLuigiTBC]

"I don't always drink parodies of real-world beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Heckquis." --The Most Interesting Bean Person on the Internet

[@MrMath-2]

Pedro II was a good monarch, maybe a good human, probably the best leader that Brazil had but the most important is that he was a human with countless mistakes, one of of his lovers and probably his true love said that he acted like a uncivilized barbarian when he was eating and was very rude, Pedro II was my favorite brazilian figure.

[@moleperson]

Sad that y’all didn’t (or couldn’t) mention Pedro II’s wife, Dona Teresa Cristina. She was beloved by the Brazilians, and sometimes even called “the Mother of the Brazilians”. She basically considered Brazil as her home. In fact, after her exile, she was distraught, became sick and basically died of grief

[@kingeternal_ap]

Brazil: "I wonder how much else can i grow later." Piccolo: "You peaked."

[@keokukramey9008]

You guys should really do a history of Japanese people in Brazil I always found that really interesting

[@OmegaTaishu]

This

[@t.k3650]

You are from what country?

[@mondocool5670]

That would be really cool! From my experience most people don't know that Brazil has the highest population of Japanese people, outside of Japan

[@gigarodi]

The war of Paraguay was caused by dictator Solano Lopez that not only invaded Brazil, but the two other countries too, simultaneously. Paraguay refused to concede and recruited every man and child to the battle front to protect the dictator. The war only ended when he was killed and by then basically all male population of Paraguay had ben slaughtered.

[@vulpix2001]

That's a little bit of a oversimplification of the causes of the war. As a paraguayan critical of the figure of Solano López, i Will concede that the war extended way more because of his stuborness to surrender and drag my Nation to his fall.

[@UncleLumbago1899]

The War of the Three Coalition deserved its own episode

[@ArthurAlias]

You guys should've touched on his funeral, which was attended by some outrageous people at the time. Pedro II was known to be a close friends (through a plethora of letters) with many of the great minds of the 19th century!

[@Aultimaespada1]

You should do more series on Brazilian history! Maybe talk about Getúlio Vargas!

[@yunivor3146]

A series about Getúlio would be nice.

[@TheTrainiac377]

I love these series. It's always so interesting

[@duaspontes3716]

just 30-some years after the proclamation, the Modern Art Week of 1922 took place (and this month we celebrate its centennial)

[@lucky_ratz]

I'd love to see something relating to a general history of Nicaragua, I know we're not the most notable country but that's because of american intervention and the Iran-contra affair as our only claim to notability in the eyes of North America, despite this i think the history of Nicaragua leading to the current Ortega government would be really good to get people informed on an often overlooked Central American Country!

[@lucario2188]

Central America has a whole is often overlooked.

[@lucky_ratz]

@@lucario2188 TRUE

[@bhavanik6298]

This series is amazing!

[@monkinpie8186]

THANK YOU GUYS.

[@fedetegazo]

The caseros battle was in 1953. Rosas wasnt a dictator, was the governor of buenos aires

[@fedetegazo]

1852 sorry

[@SupremeNoobWR]

That's quite different perspective storytelling if compared with what I've learnt as a Brazilian... yet pretty entertaining content though! Congrats on the animation👍👍

[@jackbelinski2661]

8:31 Like any Empire, Kingdom or Dynasty, what matters isn’t how long they lasted, but how good (or even just historically significant) they were, and the empire of Brazil was certainly good/significant indeed.

[@jeiku5314]

I love extra credits and hope that you keep trying, thank you for your effort.

[@Paratroopersteark]

what we learn about the end of the empire here in Bra. is that, Pedro stopped caring, but not like that, he still took care of the country, and once he was informed his family would be exiled, he was distraught, and became utterly depressed, taking even a handful of dirt into a jar, so he could carry a bit of the country he loved with him. Not sure what is real, but this is what is told in school and the national museum in Rio.

[@Borderose]

No, that was true. Pedro loved his homeland. That bottle of dirt was all he had. We know he sent requests to come home as a citizen, but he wasn't allowed to.

[@theobarretoteles4206]

The one we learned is correct, Extra history tends to oversimplify too much the stories they tell, to the point they had to make a "lies" episode for every almost every single series

[@Paratroopersteark]

yep i know that, i watch those, i just sorta extended the provided info here

[@nelleneulmer5385]

I was rewatching this series and was curious so I did a quick google search of Emperor Pedro the second and what I found was a bit contradictory to what you said, again I doubt I read even a page of information but what I found interested me. It said that the he never actually bought slaves, the ones he had he inherited. The page also called him “an even tempered, intelligent man who was generally respected by his people.” He was also nicknamed “O Magnanimo” or “The Magnanimous”. So he couldn’t have been too bad. I can see it being hard to rule a whole country, especially starting at such a young age, so I can see him burning out fast and just not caring anymore because of the stress. That stress may even tie into why he was slow to pass laws, especially regarding something as huge as the abolition of slavery.

[@RogueShadows]

Do Getulio Vargas at some point. I want to hear about the *other* time Brazil was on the cusp of becoming a world power and then screwed up because they chose the wrong time to oust their leader.

[@juliancoenen4917]

Lol im having a History competition in the future, at this point i could just binge watch all your videos to win lmao

[@chrisbatrynchuk69]

Thanks for making these videos!

[@isaacrandomrussell5630]

Does this mean that Brazil used to be the USB?

[@nosferatustg7675]

Yep,there was even a Brazilian flag designed after the US's that lasted for a few days

[@Padtedesco]

@@nosferatustg7675 A horror of a flag.

[@kakahass8845]

@@Padtedesco That implies the flag we have now is better.

[@valvadis2360]

@@kakahass8845 it's not the prettiest but at least it's original. Everyone got flags with stripes.

[@kakahass8845]

@@valvadis2360 On my opinion looking good is better than being original.

[@pablomagno4679]

I really liked how you didn't treat Pedro "the magnanimous" as some kind of genius statesman who just got stiffled by a controlling farming elite. That's a mistake many foreign approaches to brazillian imperial history make

[@Padtedesco]

But Brazil definitly have a controlling farming elite who stifle goverments.

[@Borderose]

There is no mistake. Brazil got screwed.

[@desconhecidoa8743]

But is really this

[@davidaustin902]

So Pedro did a good job then. He turned Brazil into an industrial country within a lifetime.

[@pendragonxt3674]

Nice. This is excellent.

[@gameraltercydas9127]

I just realized you guys have 100k views in this video already. Honestly makes me a little less depressed to see so many people interested in history.

[@manuelmurielcagigal9971]

Keep up the good work

[@LordValorum]

"Pedro II, the only monarch in the Americas" Meanwhile Queen Victoria: Am i a joke to you?

[@EmporerAaron]

Oh yeah, another good series to enjoy when I have the free time.

[@manuelmurielcagigal9971]

Hi, absolutely love your series

[@t.w.mackay11]

That was a GREAT series!

[@deathtroyermaster7443]

Me waiting for a video on The Khedivate Of Egypt 😔

[@benjones1717]

Considering how much scrutiny North America gets, this is really treating Brazil's relationship to slavery with kid gloves.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

I got news for you: America writes global history books.

[@tams805]

@@samsonsoturian6013 You've clearly never seen Indian or Chinese ones then. As in actual history textbooks that they teach their young with. America looks like a saint in comparison.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@@tams805 No, I mean that history books written in America are read all over the world and Americans write history about all sorts of exotic places. In fact, in many places such books are among the few history books available. There's a wildly disproportionate amount of people familiar with US and European history.

[@harrisonlee9585]

This makes me wish we could get a series on the lives of Juan and Eva Perón

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

And now Brazil is now a shell of its former self because of egotistic generals and self-serving businessmen. Shame.

[@Padtedesco]

Agreed

[@kakahass8845]

Our presdident believes the COVID-19 vaccine will turn you into an aligattor at this point I'd rather take the 1000 to 1 shot we'd have a good monarch than keep slowly getting worse and worse.

[@Pixelarter]

​@@kakahass8845 I think pushing for parliamentarianism would be a far better idea.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@Pixelarter Parliamentary systems have just as often crumpled into dictatorships as Presidential systems. Issue, as always, is internal.

[@Pixelarter]

@@stephenjenkins7971 It's not about not crumbling into dictatorships, any system can end like that. It's about having long term plans to develop the country. Brazilian presidentialism suffers too much with populist personalisms. That keeps national concerns too short term, because presidents often care most about looking good to the electorate to get votes next election, and important long term reforms get ignored. A parliament tend to be more stable in this sense, so long term reforms have more opportunity to be made. Also, cartoonish figures like Bolsonaro would be much more unlikely to reach power.

[@RamboJones-v6e]

Pedro: Hey so…you know how to start this thing right? Grant: I thought they told you how to start it.

[@kieronabela489]

Hey extra history, that was a amazing topic you did on Brazil 10/10. So I was thinking that maybe you could do a series on the great siege of Malta of 1565. Hope to see what historical topic you next and have a nice day

[@alimohammad1934]

If only brazillians know what will happen once the monarch is gone.😂😂😂😂

[@butterspread]

Peace and prosperity for Brazil!

[@rickhobson3211]

Would love to see a series on Juan Peron! Feeding the algorithm!

[@IzzyAutomobilismanlisys]

Curious fact: Some people say, that when Dom Pedro II died and got burried, had been put some bags with brazilian soil inside the coffin, so he could be burried close to his country.

[@retromotion6349]

You know a great next idea for a short serious would be the Minor Crusade of 1101 where we see Hugh of Vermandois and other crusaders from the previous crusade that checked out early.

[@polkka7797]

I think it should be noted that while people accepted the end of the monarchy in Brazil. There were still strong feelings of loyalty to Pedro even years after, his centenary saw more celebration than the anniversary of the founding of the republic

[@shawnheatherly]

Well, at least Pedro took the news well.

[@SCRT]

Liter‍ally to the 1% ‍who's‍ reading this, God bles‍s you, an‍‍d‍ ‍may your dreams co‍‍me true‍,‍ s‍t‍a‍‍‍y safe and have a wonde‎rful‍ day. 💕

[@dodo4659]

Ave Glória, Ave Império.

[@gsprojects8474]

There should be an Extra History about Fossil Trafficking.

[@cyrilmarasigan7108]

Fun fact: I watched a documentary about the percentage of of Brazillian wanting a monarchy and it shows that 7 million of Brazilian wanted a constitutional monarchy.

[@dkupke]

Fun story: after the initial fall of the Taliban in 2001 a regional conference was held to determine the future governance of Afghanistan. The majority of Afghans present declared they wanted the constitutional monarchy reinstated as in their eyes it was the last governing body with a claim to legitimacy. The US and it’s Allie’s shot the idea down.

[@guibin]

Pedro: You can't fire me. I quit.

[@gsprojects8474]

Y'all should make a video series on Virgulino Ferreira (Lampião)

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

"Hey, we dethroned you when you were gone, so you're now exiled to Europe" "Thank god"

[@paulão-72]

Saying that by the end the Brazilian empire was modern and industrial is more than a bit of a stretch. The economy was still heavily reliant on agricultural exports, mostly coffee, and would be so for the next few decades (the República Velha period). Society was also (and still is) very racist and based on local oligarchies.

[@MetnePoKa]

By the way, when the Coup for the republic was proclaim, Pedro was thinking that was a Joke, one that he just understood when he was in a ship passing through Porto Seguro, and then he blamed his friend that has made the coup.

[@Randomdude112]

I love this series

[@damianpenston6588]

The ending brushes over the atrocities against the indigenous peoples.

[@njnmnm]

You guys really make a true great series in an very thankful for this

[@TheBullethead]

The history of South America is fascinating and Brazil particularly so. Thanks.

[@watcherzero5256]

Only really touched on just how many wars Brazil had during those 67 years.

[@SGLopez-ui3ps]

Huh. I had been under the impression that Pedro didn't want to destabilize the country with abolition, but Isabel disagreed, and in his absence, took the chance to go full speed ahead with the Golden Law. Is that inaccurate?

[@dkupke]

As an alt history e thus USSR, you can’t help but wonder. If Pedro had managed to move past his grief for his sons and accept that his daughter would sit on the throne. They had their differences, but if he had done his utmost to prepare her to continue his style of rule as a figurehead, mediator monarch. What might have been?

[@fellipepessoa1685]

Thank you for this great series

[@foam3132]

Just to say, the Golden act didn't just illegalise slaves and the slave trade in Brazil, but also the use of capoeira, a martial art that, at that time, was one of the most deadly marital arts in the world

[@majesticed9329]

Capoeira isn't a martial art, it's a dance.

[@samuelkleber5717]

Where?

[@majesticed9329]

@@samuelkleber5717 Where what?

[@samuelkleber5717]

@@majesticed9329 Onde da Lei Áurea? Eu procurei ler, e não encontrei Acho que a proibição é posterior E surgiu na primeira repúlblica, até porque a Guarda Negra treinava essa arte E inclusive creio que a Guarda Negra foi o motivo da proibição

[@majesticed9329]

@@samuelkleber5717 A capoeira não foi ilegalizada com a lei áurea, ela sempre foi proibida pelos os escravocratas devido ao sentido simbólico que ela carrega, o gringo só tá fumando umas

[@MasterSam911]

Please do a series on the paraguay war

[@wontnotawill1356]

This has been the most wild series. I had no idea brazilian history was this intresting.

[@DestusG]

I enjoyed this series very informative

[@diegoarimany3686]

Hey Extra Credits can you make a video of the triple alliances plz😁

[@Spoiscos]

This is the most scathing account of Pedro II I've ever seen, really interesting take