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| Rio
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| The Great
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| • | Brazil's
ports were opened |
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world commerce because |
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pressure from Britain, |
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| Portugal's
powerful war time |
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| • | King
João VI remained in |
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| Brazil
until 1820. |
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| • | The
presence of the court |
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| made
Rio de Janeiro into a |
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| great
capital city. |
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