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1. Dom Pedro Ii

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   Ascension and Regency
   Dom Pedro II was only five years old when he inherited the Brazilian throne on April 7, 1831. Due to his minority, Brazil was governed by a series of regencies until the Emperor could be declared of age. The Regency period (1831–1840) was characterized by significant political instability, including regional rebellions such as the Cabanagem in the North and the Farroupilha in the South.
   To stabilize the volatile political environment, political factions engineered a golpe da maioridade (coup of majority) in 1840, prematurely declaring the ado…