Empire of Brazil - The Anarchy - South American History - Extra History - #4

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Rio De Janeiro, April 7th, 1831. The crowds are celebrating as Emperor Pedro I has abdicated the throne and left for Portugal. The Brazillian people are overjoyed to see the native-born and raised Pedro II take power but will this 15-year-old boy be able to calm the rising tension and unite the people?
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[@extrahistory]

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[@maffy542]

After years im still here

[@user-ly9oe9vs5d]

I'm thinking: is there any reason why the history of Latin America is almost always riots, uprisings and anarchy? Is there any connection between all of them?

[@Stejers]

Hey I'm from Brazil here and about the paraguaian war, there is a lulluby about it that many people even in brazil dont know the origin Eu fui no Tororó Beber água, não achei Achei bela morena Que no Tororó deixei Aproveite minha gente Que uma noite não é nada Se não dormir agora Dormirá de madrugada Ó Mariazinha Mariazinha Entrará na roda E ficará sozinha Sozinha eu não fico Nem ei de ficar Pois eu tenho Joãozinho Para ser meu par Eu fui no Tororó Beber água, não achei Achei bela morena Que no Tororó deixei Aproveite minha gente Que uma noite não é nada Se não dormir agora Dormirá de madrugada Ó Mariazinha Mariazinha Entrará na roda E ficará sozinha Sozinha eu não fico Nem ei de ficar Pois eu tenho Joãozinho Para ser meu par And taht mean ( and note that is a rough translation because of the slangs that are frequently used) I went to the stream drink water, but couldn't find it. I found the beatiful Morena ( that is a slang for a girl but in this case its because of the genaral morena that died in the war, and the person couldn't find water because the stream was filed with blood from the fight) That in the stream I left ( because he was dead) enjoy my people that a night is nothing and if you dont sleep now, you will sleep at dawn. Ó little maria little maria shall enter the circle and will be alone ( The circle in this case is a common way that children play by dancing) . Alon Im not and I wont be. Because I have little Joao ( note joao and maria are like VERY common names) to be my pair ( repeat the the music again all the same).

[@Padtedesco]

@@user-ly9oe9vs5d Yes. Short answer: All of them have rulling elites who choose to kill everything that could threat their dominance and rule the ashes if needed instead of the common path of allowing development and empower their people and nation. Long Answer: "Elite of Backwadrness" - Jessé de Souza or "Open Veins of Latin America" - Eduardo Galeano.

[@Mar1aHass4n]

My dudes,at 0:02 whats going on with her hips?

[@pablo2448]

Not so fun fact: when Pedro II was being hailed as the future emperor, he was sleeping. They woke the boy up, put him in a carriage (he was still in his pajamas!), took him through a crowd that was partying, screaming and setting off fireworks. After that, he was so traumatized that he was afraid of any kind of explosions and hated to throw parties (and remember: his father had just left him in Brazil, so he was still processing what had happened).

[@louthegiantcookie]

Poor child. That is so sad.

[@Bruno-xn6bp]

Referência ao , vídeo do buenas ideias sobre , o Dom Pedro II ?

[@nathanseper8738]

He built a prosperous kingdom...but at the expense of his own happiness.

[@pablo2448]

@@nathanseper8738 Pedro II is such a interesting person. Even for all the mistakes he made, I still consider him the best brazilian leader.

[@ChaoticEmperor01]

Given that, it’s amazing he became a competent ruler, and not a neurotic mess

[@R0dolphus]

The oldest Anarchy server in real life.

[@Afish8me2china]

Lavacast free since the 18th century

[@joshdill27]

Fit MC?

[@user-ly9oe9vs5d]

Не, наш будет постарше.

[@loganiushere]

@@Afish8me2china If you think about it, volcanoes are really just lavacasts

[@sharkronical]

@@joshdill27 FitRL

[@shawnheatherly]

When a child emperor is actually an improvement, you know things aren't going as planned.

[@alineoliveirasilva54]

This is the best comment 😂

[@taylaolandim9734]

The saddest part? He was SO MUCH BETTER than his father ever was...

[@scottanos9981]

Remember, the joke in Brazil was "for English eyes" laws. They wrote the lawbook to satisfy international opinion and then did whatever they wanted behind the scenes

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Mauritanian and a bunch of Arab nations are the same. Slavery only ended on paper over there.

[@joaomrtins]

To our friends we make justice. To our enemies we apply the law.

[@frankharr9466]

That sounds pretty common.

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

@@samsonsoturian6013 Are you talking about modern day Mauritania and the Arab countries, like as we speak?

[@exynth1a215]

@@ilovemuslimfood666 yeah, ever heard of the treatment of workers from India and SEA?

[@allcenema]

"This all sounds nuts, right?" As a Brazilian I can safely say... Brazil is no country for amateurs. Many instances of our national history make no sense.

[@MatthewSmith-sz1yq]

Brazil was clearly using console commands or something. They even edited the emperor's save file to make him 3 years older so he could take the throne. That's just blatant cheating, how has the anticheat not kicked them yet?!

[@leonardoleo3]

@@MatthewSmith-sz1yq pedro was a hacker itself. Made Brazil one of the greatest empires in the world with the 2nd greatest navy. Even had a few thousand votes for american president.

[@ebanydwayne1357]

@@leonardoleo3 meanwhile Brazil had 94 in the 1870s (very modernized for a country in America) vessels but yet most of the Brazilian Navy were Portuguese vessels confiscated in the 1820s. That's 94 x 470. No comparison AT ALL

[@ebanydwayne1357]

@@leonardoleo3 Acorda... Da mesma forma que a história do Tiradentes era tudo lorota, boa parte das grandes conquistas do império foram alteradas nos livros para parecerem muito mais grandiosas... Eu mesmo sou do Brasil, amo meu país mas reconheço que nosso governo, não importa qual seja, de direita, esquerda, monarquia, ditadura, só sabe mentir

[@leonardoleo3]

@@ebanydwayne1357 eu tambem. E conheço o reinado de dom pedro a partir de várias literaturas não somente brasileiras

[@DeviRuto]

The War of Paraguay deserves its own series, seriously

[@facundomontivero2299]

Yes, the War of the Triple Alliance.

[@luisandrade2254]

It was absolutely nuts it was like Napoleonic war and WW2 combined south America style

[@santiagovazquezvilarino6791]

@Koadi Asra I still think that sounds like the plot of an anime. But it was real, danm.

[@JFK5590]

And the series should feature Jovita Feitosa, our very own brazillian Mulan

[@justsomerandombirdwithinte5896]

Yes!

[@draexian530]

The tired Pedro II is well characterized in Civilization 5. Dude seems angry anyone walks in to his office ever.

[@torres3359]

"What now. You are interrupting my studies"

[@thenoobgameplays]

Yes, the title is sort of right. The Regency Period here is basicly remembered as a time of instability and anarchy.

[@christiandauz3742]

Read Walt Socha's Crossover Series A better ending for Native Americans

[@thenoobgameplays]

@@christiandauz3742 which series of books is that?

[@christiandauz3742]

@@thenoobgameplays First book is Conflict, Contact is the sequel You can find it on Amazon Imagine a world in which European diseases did not kill 90% of Natives

[@devlinmcguire7543]

Honestly, I'm really kind of excited to hear more about Brazil.

[@alineoliveirasilva54]

This is honestly my favorite thing to hear as a Brazilian 😂😂😂

[@luisandrade2254]

It's a great interesting underrated country. The greatest legacy of our empire

[@TheDarkkilla12]

Pedro II’s reign could have literally made Brazil as a South American Superpower before America took that title. You’ll see why this underrated part of Brazil’s history is good.

[@devlinmcguire7543]

@@TheDarkkilla12 Dang :O

[@carolousrexwittelsbach2184]

Wait 1889. The worts year of Brazil

[@ShamanMcLamie]

The one time a child Emperor actually worked out really well.

[@toffitagufa8777]

Although, that is not a high bar to reach.

[@Mikebrowski]

@@toffitagufa8777 And yet, it does not happen alot.

[@LordRavensong]

Okay, as a new father, that image of Pedro II standing on a chair stopped my heart.

[@warrennelson3737]

Yep. Not knowing about Brazilian history I thought the next line would be about him falling to his death.

[@abcdef27669]

If Brazilian history was Star Wars: Pedro I: Anakin (during independence)/Darth Vader (after 1824). José Bonifacio: Obi Wan Kenobi. Pedro II: Luke Skywalker.

[@deathdoor]

And then The Last Jedi happened...

[@luisandrade2254]

Pedro was never as hated or villainous how they make it look in this show he was at worst seen as a hot head and many still looked and look at him as a patriotic hero in both sides of the Atlantic

[@pablomagno4679]

Princess Isabel: Rey Marechal Deodoro: Kylo Ren

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

Don't Anakin Pedro I, he got humble during portuguese civil war... Pedro I is way more like Han Solo than Anakin. (sad that would make Pedro II Kylo Ren because he's anything but that...) Pedro II is more like Kenobi.

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

@@pablomagno4679 Floriano Peixoto is Palpatine, lol

[@Dave9024]

"...they could be, a generally ineffectual, elite class taking turns in government." Politicians never really change do they.....

[@stephenjenkins7971]

In terms of monarchies, that's preferable to impassioned politicians trying to tear the empire apart, I suspect.

[@fpedrosa2076]

The early republic that came after the monarchy was called "the coffee and milk republic" because the two major parties answered to the interests of coffee barons in Sao Paulo (the coffee) and the cattle barons in Minas (the milk) and they took turns governing the country in incredibly fraudulent elections that had no competitors (until Getulio Vargas, but that's another story).

[@abcdef27669]

Is interesting how Brazil was able to put down so many revolts at the same time. I guess that happened by three reasons: 1-A relatively short war of independence, meaning more resources and manpower to deal against internal disorders. 2-Few cohesion between the rebels. The War of Tatters (also know as "Farrapos"), for example, was a conflict between the rebels themselves at some point. The central authority was able in exploring those internal divisions. 3-The new provincial autonomy was responsible for several conflicts, but also made easier to negociate with the insurgents. The imperial government was usually flexible when was necessary, and several rebellions ended because they partially got what they wanted. The ten-year War of Tatters ended with the central government agreeing with the adoption of protectionism towards the local meat production, one of the main causes of the fight.

[@Padtedesco]

Brazilian army is the best counter insurgence army in the world. Sadly the insurgency is usually from other brazilians...

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@Padtedesco Usually that's the case for armies that are mostly used within the borders than outside of them; they focus more on internal suppression rather than external defense. Arab nations have similar issues.

[@pablomagno4679]

Another side to this is the fact that putting down this great number of rebellions meant not actually crushing the will for future uprisings. On the states of Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Sul the revolts kept happening, some of them even after the fall of the monarchy, and even the symbols of these rebels, like the red ribbons of the gauchos, became intrínsec part of the local cultures Also, I thought the official translation for the farroupilha was "ragamuffin" (palavra que soa um tanto ridícula pra mim, mas deve ser o meu bairrismo riograndense kkk)

[@Padtedesco]

​@@stephenjenkins7971 You are right. Here we have the military doctrine of "internal enemy". Which means that a potential revolutionary could be anywhere, so they say and acts like the army being needed to be the ultimate moral safeguard of the nation, always ready to enter and depose rulers

[@carinha97]

Indeed. The farrapos revolution was the most promising one. They resisted 10 years! But they had too many disagreements... Some officers wanted free slaves, others were slave owners. Some wanted a republic, while others just wanted a parliamentary monarchy (just like the UK). And then some officers, for more crazy that this can sound, just liked to fight!

[@alineoliveirasilva54]

PERNAMBUCO! okay I felt that scream in my soul 😂😂😂 It's mind boggling to me, but kind of makes a lot of sense how the Brazilian populist tendencies come over since our colonial days 😅 Also, omg the fact that you guys accurately portrayed our indigenous overall look is so BEAUTIFUL

[@GabrieldoLago]

I'm always impressed with Pernambuco's ability to cause trouble to the national government, there is some issue there in EVERY SINGLE PERIOD of brazilian history.

[@fabiodafonseca3879]

I'm literally tearing up here, I thought I was the only one to enjoy history in Brazil, seriously

[@raffausfaus]

@@GabrieldoLagowhat exactly is the trouble pernambuco causing to us… right now?

[@ninomarcetic741]

Pedro leaving his son: "This is fine."

[@scottanos9981]

Good luck with those crazies, son! Also, don't go north of Rio de Janeiro

[@TheTrainmobile]

Pedro leaving his children in Brazil to retake Portugal has the same energy as a dad going to grab some milk from the grocery store and never coming back.

[@cygnahoshiko4629]

...That is the least tragic "minority reign" story I have EVER seen. ...I mean, keeping Pedro socially isolated throughout his childhood is pretty tragic, but he didn't get murdered as soon as the prospect of making his own decisions loomed. My standards are low.

[@flyingeagle3898]

in most periods of history you would be right to be even more pessimistic, but by the 1800's the "just murder the kid" route had fallen out of fashion in most of the world.. something to do with the enlightenment probably.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

The bar is low indeed.

[@otavioxavier9652]

He would rule for 49 years...

[@ethancash8870]

Dom Pedro II was Brazil’s version of Marcus Aurelius

[@Bruno-xn6bp]

D. Pedro II , is considered the grandson , of Marcus Aurelius .

[@Bruno-xn6bp]

Also , exist one book with , the name of : The grandson of Marcus Aurelius , D. Pedro II .

[@GhostBear3067]

Also at this point I think he was our last decent leader.

[@Jrookus]

@@GhostBear3067 probably going to become Pedro “the Great” by future generations

[@taylaolandim9734]

@@Jrookus his nickname IS "the Magnanimous" (o Magnânimo).

[@IlanSGF]

“Queremos Pedro II, Ainda que não idade. A nação dispensa a Lei E viva a maioridade”.

[@AlanMakbeth]

Bons tempos onde pra tudo se fazia jingles e marchinhas de carnaval. kkkk

[@alineoliveirasilva54]

Jeitinho Brasileiro desde sempre

[@mtulio6422]

e até hoje tá dispensando

[@agnuswulf]

@@AlanMakbeth Poxa, até nas marchas de impeachment da Dilma tinha grupos fazendo dancinha. Essa característica tá bem viva até hoje nesse país!

[@influenza3736]

Slavers not abiding by laws halting the slave trade? WHAT? No way... Who would've thought?

[@Wakrar]

And as a matter of fact, after the laws prohibiting the slave trade, the trade actually reached an all-time high. Since crossing of the Atlantic became more dangerous because of the British fleet, there was an spike in the price of the slaves, and as such, many people became slave traders in order to seek this higher reward.

[@polkka7797]

bit like guns in america no?, just from an outsiders point of view

[@SylviaRustyFae]

5:18 I absolutely love this fact xD They just were like "Oh yea, youre four yrs older now bcuz we need you to unify us"

[@One_LuvZ]

Pedro II: (Facepalm) For fxcx sakes

[@cardboardbox191]

I genuinely started laughing at this bit.Not the fact that was good but I broke half way through happy birthday.

[@crayade2417]

Here comes the "Guerra de la Triple alianza"! I would love to see extra credits speaking about Argentina, or at least one of the great people of my country, like José de San Martín

[@fede_233]

OID MORTALES

[@abcdef27669]

José de San Martin is an interesting character for a six-part series. Heck, he fought in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and also had friendly (not so much) discussions with Bolivar.

[@JacquelineViana]

Between Brasil, México and Argentina, I can't even decide which one gets the craziest History. We were all born in chaos 🤭

[@lucasithegreat2711]

Guerra de la Triple Alianza?? Oh, you mean GUERRA DO PARAGUAI. Okay.

[@luisandrade2254]

The reason why everyone rallied around the teenage king was because Pedro was awesome even to this day many Brazilians admire him like 150 years later

[@danilooliveira6580]

he wasn't that awesome when he was a teenager, he didn't do anything. the only reason they needed a emperor was purely nationalist pride, the same reason monarchist movements still exist, they think that just because they have an emperor things are better even though nothing changed. turns out Pedro II wasn't a bad ruler, but that wasn't why people accepted a 15yo emperor so easily, it took a long time until he started actually doing stuff.

[@zennim125]

people didn't had future vision, they couldn't know how well the kid would turn out to be it was the "new direction" effect. the same way people always try to be optimistic after elections end (every new president has almost unlimited powers in the first 6 month of government because of this effect), the people were looking forward to the new guy in charge being what they wanted and needed him to be he turned out great, but that is beside the point

[@greenknightofwar7024]

He has a strong argument for being the greatest monarch in history.

[@MaxRobertoErikson]

@@greenknightofwar7024 ...He died young, didn't he? I'm going to find out in the next episode that he got assassinated at the age of 24, or something like that, aren't I?

[@Borderose]

@@MaxRobertoErikson Nope. He lived to old age and oversaw a Golden Age. And to think he really, really hated being emperor--he was so damn good at the job. The man just wanted to be a teacher, dammit.

[@trayhl]

I would love if you made a follow up series and talk about some of these revolts, since some are pretty interesting. Like the Canudos's War and Antônio Conselheiro in the Northeast.

[@ViJoker1]

Canudos was already in the Republic tho

[@hagnat]

Was disappointed about no mention of the Farroupilha, a revolt where even Garbaldi, from the Italy unification wars, took part of

[@marinamoraes6174]

@@hagnat Judging by how the video ended, I think that will be the opener of the next episode

[@titanschannel585]

@@marinamoraes6174 The opener of the next episode will be the Paraguayan War, the ending will be the proclamation of the republic

[@hagnat]

@@titanschannel585 not really. The Farrouopilha was fought between 1835-45, and they are already covering past 1850. They are most probably covering the Paraguayan War

[@thesapagetree2823]

Finally a new episode

[@extrahistory]

Woot!

[@adjsmith]

can i just say i love the little anthropomorphized countries, can you keep them for future series?

[@TheSkyGuy77]

I love the USA one

[@silesiaball9505]

Finally Pedro II rule. Can't wait for another episode

[@novohispana]

"Sir, you are a great citizen, you are the grandson of Marcus Aurelius" Victor Hugo said to dom Pedro II, around the time he had a chance encounter with Nietzsche in the private wagon of an Austrian train. Hopefully at least one of these episodes is mentioned in the upcoming episodes, I think both illustrate the great standing enjoyed by the monarch of Brazil and consequently how that prestige must've bled into the Empire.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

Finally a character that CIVILIZATION VI players can recognize.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Screw those games and everything they stand for

[@rogeriopenna9014]

@@samsonsoturian6013 woah lighten up Francis

[@papagaiofilmes6642]

@@samsonsoturian6013 cope harder

[@Game_Hero]

and V

[@samsonsoturian6013]

@@rogeriopenna9014 I'd rather lighten up some PCs

[@canadianmonarchist6357]

fun fact the emperor had been trying to get rid of all slavery in the empire of brazil since at least the 1840s

[@kevinsworldK.w69]

Who would have thought that Brazil had such interesting history, i love how EC either then going to popular topics that like everyone knows (Aka WW1 or WW2 for an example) but either to less known, underrated but great and interesting topics.

[@pedrocruz-ds6bj]

2:22 the size of pernambuco is on its modern form. In this time pernambuco was waaaays bigger but as time went along the state was partioned in many other state (the constant revolts were the main reason, so to weaken the "problem"province they did that)

[@leonardoleo3]

It was partioned even before the independence, at the time the state became separated from the rest of the country for a brief while

[@ZetaFuzzMachine]

As a Brazilian living and raised in Spain, I never got to learn this part of its history! Thank you Extra Credits for making this series!!

[@rafaelbordoni516]

In my honest biased Brazillian opinion, Pedro II was one of the best emperors ever, if not the best. He managed to stay in power for so long without pissing lots of powerful people, he truly embraced politics at the time. Not saying he was good for the people, but purely as a politician, he was amazing.

[@Borderose]

Nah, nah. You guys have good reason to take pride in him and your imperial legacy. Pedro II was, indeed, awesome. You'd think elevating a teenager would always spell trouble, but, nope. The kid manned up like no one else and threw himself and everything he had into the furnace to forge, however briefly, a shining empire in the New World. Can anyone honestly blame him to not want to push again when he got old? By that point he was tired, drained, and just wanted to come home.

[@pedrosimaooliveiraoliveira9656]

Nao se dar bem com povo , ele andava no rio de janeiro sem nenhum guarda e agia comomse fosse so um cidadão qualquer🤴

[@bushit123456]

He was the emperor of the last slave state of the Americas, can you contemplate the amount of blood he had on his hands?

[@fabiodafonseca3879]

@@bushit123456 he was an abolitionist and even had republican tendencies, the minute the monarchy abolished slavery they were overthrown by the elites, the only reason one of the heroes of the Paraguay war didn't try to stop the army was because the emperor didn't want a civil War and even so, during the early years of the republican dictatorship(sword republic) the navy rebelled twice

[@capitaojacksparrow2164]

Na verdade o povo amava o Imperador

[@rennor3498]

So in short Dom Pedro II was a Brazilian version of Diocletian or Marcus Aurelius.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

That is why he became beloved even by Civilization VI foreign players

[@beeaggro2593]

More the Marcus Aurelius mold.

[@googane7755]

Brazil might be one of the only countries where having a monarch magically fixes everything...

[@dr.nosborn6330]

A fancy face in a palace makes more easy to put the bones under the rug

[@Padtedesco]

Nah... It won´t He would be put on leash.

[@Borderose]

Well, this particular monarch was something else. It's like Brazil rolled a Nat 20 on monarch generation and they got a responsible genius for an emperor instead of a freak of nature.

[@fabiodafonseca3879]

@@Borderose that's true, he really was the exception to the rule, had the monarchy lived on his successors would have such a high standard to live up to I doubt the monarchy would have survived

[@kiwidotempo1858]

It's very fun watching how you guys talk about Brazil, thank you for looking at a very unappreciated nation!

[@pangolimazul6055]

As a brazilian, I'm happy you are going this series,but I think the video downplayed a bit how Brazil became stable again. It wasnt just the elites deciding to have turns in government, it was Pedro II manipulating both parties to have them at the same time colaborate and be at each others throath while he forced the party change so no one of them would become the most powerfull. By doing this he basicaly made it so the parties werr focused on gaining power while real power was in his hands so he could reign more or less as he wanted to. It wasnt luck that made it work, it was, surprisiling, that this 15 year old emperor was a political mastermind

[@bluespaceman7937]

Good point.

[@AlanMakbeth]

This series about brazil is coming along quite nice. Congrats.

[@LunaP1]

“There were so many revolts” So would you say this cacophony of chaos was…. revolting? I’m not sorry.😝

[@geoffreyherrick298]

Ba dum tss!

[@FallenLight0]

I wish I could understand the pun

[@drallagon]

Maybe Tiradentes could get a miniseries of its own some day, since around 1789 he was quartered after a revolution of sorts, but later became a national hero when the monarchy ended.

[@ihatemotionblur_3255]

Idk why but this series has been one of the most interesting series you guys have put out so far

[@nathansedgwick1659]

This has been such an enjoyable series

[@dinamosflams]

6:30 - Ok THIS was oversimplified. I think this will get burried in the storm of comments. But, for the few who read this, as far as I remember it went like this: Seeing the current situation from the perspectives of the comarcas, the regents, the conservatives and the liberal formed a last plan, not to save brazil (at least for the consevatives it was not "only" to save the rest of Brazil from that turmoil), but to even create smaller countries of their own and even republics, they chose make pedro king. Because usually young kings were easily controlable and incompetents they believed they had 3 escape cards that were: 1-Pedro fails completely and they can just blame the king and take their own parts in a quick civil war 2-Pedro fails but the monarchy in portugal reclaims part of its former colony 3-Pedro for some miracle succedes but they can swey his as they please for the republican (revolution) and conservative (coup) threats and he becomes a puppet king. What happens next is the most unbelievable diplomatic and political master plan I've seen in my life as a geography nerd (yes, even comparable to Bismark). Pedro and Bonifácio seeks for the FARROUPILHA revolution (at the time a country who had succesfully seceded from Brazil), promissed conssessions and political power to their elites if they helped Brazil with their inner conflicts. The results from this? The revolts were ceased, the Farroupilha was annexed and both parties were supressed by the militaries from the former farroupiha. The rebels lost The farroupilha lost All thw political parties lost But Pedro won And he was a GODDAM TEENAGER Bismark didn't even lost his virginity and was far from even thinking about politics by the same age Pedro II took the 3 major menaces to the biggest south american country at the same time AND WON. ------------- But yeah, I guess "it worked" sums it up. _____ PS: please fact check the hell out of my coment. I remember being taught this twice in my school life and reading about it once, but I it's still possible I am exagerating

[@noe_cortez]

The Emperor was here

[@extrahistory]

[@stonereviews4738]

When Matt said that Pedro II was standing on a chair, I legit thought he was going to fall over the balcony.

[@leoc544]

Guys, thank you so much for going so deep into our history. I’m deeply proud of this era and extremely glad and honoured you are covering it. I knew it was a matter of time but either way I’m very thankful. Can’t wait for the finale next week

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Brazil’s own Peter the Great.

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

You're going to Brazil Extra Credits!

[@extrahistory]

Awww Yesss!

[@DudyMoko]

This series is incredible, can't wait for the next episode. I'm learning a lot about Brazil. Greetings from Spain!

[@stevengreen9536]

Pedro the 2nd: What is that noise? I think i hear gunfire. Regeant: No no ummm that is fireworks. Yes the people are celebrating your birthday.

[@leoc544]

Dom Pedro II: the greatest Brazilian statesman ever, and probably one of the very best monarchs in world history. He was so popular he walked around the streets of my city (campinas) greeting and talking to people and getting feedback from them. An EMPEROR doing that. Not a PM or president.

[@anapaulaseidel8809]

I'm sooo happy to see my country's history presented in such a popular platform! keep going!

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

And here I thought the story was gonna end with pedro's death in Portugal, What a welcome surprise

[@22espec]

No Spoilers!!!

[@rakdos36]

@@22espec Thats what happend last episode.

[@chucknorriss2182]

Love your videos, Extra Credits. Keep on trucking on.

[@kennycota5099]

First Loved this series, knew nothing about it beforehand which just made it better

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

1:28 - That pronunciation was awesome, love you guys so much

[@a_tired_wendigo]

This has been one of my favorite series y’all have done in recent memory

[@jacob4920]

Irony abounds: A Brazilian King, who absolutely HATES being King, turns out to be by far Brazil's best King in the nation's history. Sometimes the best leaders are those who don't even want to be leaders in the first place...

[@beeaggro2593]

A king so great he's actually busted in the video game about creating empires

[@GpeanutDoggo]

Omg the beginning was so cute 😭😭 That poor kid shouldn’t have had to go through that.

[@joaocorona6593]

Thank you soo much for this series, so informative!

[@wacko5914]

My dreams have come true with Brazilian history on Extra History

[@carinha97]

Awn, they didn't talk about the farrapos revolution... But it's ok. Great video! Loving this series!

[@mtulio6422]

os farrapos eram uma gentalha

[@carinha97]

@@mtulio6422 O que quer dizer com isso? Os farrapos eram a lança do império. Em qualquer guerra, eram colocados na linha de frente e lutavam pelo imperador sem questionar. Aí, numa crise econômica, eles decidem taxar pra caralho o charque. Colocaram restrições econômicas. Seguraram o império por 10 anos, avançando e retrocedendo, lutando pela liberdade. Eles não eram gentalha, eles eram soldados quase de elite, especializados na cavalaria.

[@silentprophet777]

That Curse of Strahd reference was great A+

[@jdazzani]

Timestamp???

[@silentprophet777]

@@jdazzani 9:53

[@AhJong0]

Absolutely fascinating, ONCE AGAIN - a part of history I knew nothing about. You kick historical butt EC!

[@leonardotrinta8097]

Tem uma excelente série sobre a guerra do Paraguai no KZbin.

[@user-ly9oe9vs5d]

Можно поинтересоваться?

[@Hamletonium]

Qual canal?

[@MrchlRuffo]

Que série?

[@LuizFelipe-yy3ld]

@@Hamletonium acho que ele falou sobre o vídeo do DGP mundo

[@luksassis]

Hi there, I'm a Brazilian and love history, while most of this chapter was accurate, the incentive to bring immigrants was not due to "whitening" the population, more so because of the restrictions on slave trade, farmers needed cheap labor which they promised to mostly southern italians, but when they got here they were almost treated as slaves. Almost tho. The Japanese immigration was quite big as well

[@henriquesoares2343]

The first wave of immigration had absolutely the goal of whitening the population, although that wasnt publicly stated at the time, hence why pretty much all of the migrats from the time being European. The Japanese immigration wouldnt happen until the start of the 20th century, some 30 years later, when word got known in Europe of the way the first wave of immigrants had been treated, since their goal at the time was to strictly replace slaves.

[@rodrigomoraespolizeli3010]

Pedro II, speak more than 10 languages, and was a mam with formation in many Field, of knologe like, law, medicine, chemistry and the list go on.

[@ladylucyofNewEngland]

This reminds me of during prohibition in the US where different people from every walk of life were united in the one common goal of banning alcohol

[@22espec]

Also different people from every walk of life were united in the one common goal of keep drinking alcohol.

[@ladylucyofNewEngland]

@Steven Universe I'm aware but that was not the point that I was argueing. I was saying that the people of Brazil being united in the goal of putting a new king on the throne despite wildly different backgrounds was similair to how leading up to the bannin of Alcohol in the United States, people who would have otherwise been enemies were united in their desire to ban alcohol.

[@colindunnigan8621]

Hopefully, you will cover the upcoming War of the Triple Alliance in more detail.

[@keshkeeper14]

Time for extra credits Assignments sitting the corner

[@extrahistory]

Thanks for being here!

[@falkyrie5228]

Dom Pedro II truly was the greatest Brazilian to ever live. PS: Thank you for giving José Bonifácio screen time, dude is badass.

[@DestusG]

I just love this channel

[@pablovelasquez6917]

Always waiting for new videos

[@extrahistory]

We're always excited to post a new one for you!

[@shyamalieiddagoda8712]

Excited!!!

[@davidtownsend6092]

"oh wow imagine that!" Flippin dead bro that killed me. So funny

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@LeonelEBD]

Nice work!

[@seivadmj]

Thank you for your dive into the history of Brazil! If you ever want to revisit some of its amazing history, you can look at the story of the War of Canudos or the story of the guy who reported it at the time, Euclides da Cunha, or you could look at the story of Lampião and Maria Bonita :)

[@JaffeCakeINC]

what sources do you guys use? do you use any books one could read for more info? brazil's history is fascinating!

[@Juansonos]

They usually cover some further reading in the "lies" episodes

[@mtulio6422]

There's a nice channel about Brazilian history, but I'm not sure if its subtitled in english. "Eduardo Bueno" is the name

[@pedroff_1]

Really enjoyed the pretty accurate representation of Imperial Brazil's history. As it's often a joke around the internet, Brazilian people love seeing representation of the country, but, yeah, loved having some of our history being shed light by the channel

[@raffausfaus]

Im loving these videos. Hey make one video about the Dutch invasion in the northeast!

[@Pliquetw]

I know people already said it, but the Paraguayan War deserves it's own series in the future. It's basically the only major war among south american powers that is about land ownership (instead of independence or riot supressing).

[@mohamedabdoh593]

Brazil: What A Beautiful Day- Paraguay: Give me Mato Grosso I cant wait for a Paraguayan war

[@Goob6421]

Lets go new episode

[@andromeda331]

It's great learning about Brazilian history.

[@jamcdonald120]

5:30 and they decited the best option was to give a 15 year old full executive power

[@crazyviking24]

I can't wait for the next chapter

[@Ricvictors]

Brazilian TV just finished wrapping up a period soap opera about Pedro II and the Paraguayan War. Talk about timing!

[@fellipepessoa1685]

Love the way you pronounce the portuguese names

[@2keyblades]

As a fan of Civilization 6, I’ve been waiting for this.

[@jhthebrickman2876]

A new episode YaY!

[@shaungross]

As we all know, child emperors equal OPPORTUNITY - Oversimplified

[@minecraftthelostorder5782]

Central Government: Happy 18th Birthday, Pedro! Pedro II: I'm 14... Central Government: ...take the throne already, pls...

[@minecraftthelostorder5782]

Edit: 15*

[@theomegapyrope9715]

ave império! liking the series (though i think you guys are missing some cool stuff to keep episodes small)

[@rafaelneumann8365]

Have you guys considered making a series about local literature? Where you'd talk about the main works of literature abroad from places that aren't generally talked about? Brazil for instance has very interesting literary periods. The Guarani, for instance, is one of the most famous works of Brazilian epic and is a romanticized native story adapted into European values. Then there is the Parnassianism school of poetry, which in France got little tract due to its rigidity, in Brazil became a major movement with our culture obsession with proving itself a serious civilized country and the rigidity of making "perfect poems" seemed to resonate with that feeling. Not to mention the unique Brazilian realist movement spearheaded by Machado de Assis and his unreliable narrators.

[@freiervogel3440]

The other person deleted the comment, so I'll reply you here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguayan_War_casualties Read this article, all sources are listed below. And I was not talking about all casualties, I was talking about battle casualties, that is, the ones that can be attributed to the belligerent states. If you add up all the Paraguayan deaths in ALL the battles of the war it doesn't even amount up to 50k. The Confederate States of America alone had 290,000 dead in the American Civil war, much more casualties than ALL of the Paraguayan War (including all countries) but I bet you're not willing to say they the Confederates were "genocided".

[@benjaminrees6665]

Here we go!

[@SandeaterIV]

Nice video

[@extrahistory]

Thanks!