Excerpt from The History of Brazil, From the Period of the Arrival of the Braganza Family in 1808, to the Abdication of Don Pedro the First in 1831, Vol. 1 of 2 He is quite willing to concede that the circum stance of his having been a foreigner in Brazil, may occasionally have proved an obstacle to his entering fully into the Spirit of his theme yet he hopes it will be borne in mind that this circum stance also has had a tendency to prevent his being unduly biassed in behalf of any faction. Perhaps contemporary history can in some instances be best written by a foreigner, since he can associate with, and enter into the feel ings of all parties without partaking their pas Sions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.