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Former Brazilian Imperial Palace destroyed by fire is to be completely restored by 2024

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22nd February 2021
The former Brazilian Imperial Palace, Paço de São Cristóvão, is set to be restored after being destroyed by a large fire.. Located in Rio de Janeiro, the historic palace was largely destroyed by the blaze on 2 September 2018. At the time, the former royal residence was being used as a museum and housed the major part of the collections of the National Museum of Brazil. The building served…
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Prince Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza inaugurated as Congress-representative

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2nd February 2019
On Friday afternoon, His Royal Highness Prince Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza was inaugurated in Brasília for his first term as Congress-representative in the Brazilian parliament. During the inauguration, the Prince of the former Empire of Brazil wore the Imperial Order of Christ that used to belong to Emperor Pedro II Brazil. Prince Luiz Philippe was officially elected as new…
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