Historedia
Person

Pedro I

Events
4
Episodes
7
Years
1811–1831

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pedro I, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Brazil forbids the Atlantic slave trade

    1811–1831

    Role: Emperor of Brazil

    1. 1811–1831 · Valongo Wharf, Rio de JaneiroSlave Arrivals through Valongo Wharf

      Between 1811 and 1831, 500,000 to a million enslaved people arrived in Rio de Janeiro through Valongo Wharf, now a World Heritage Site.

    2. 7 April 1831 · Rio de Janeiro (inferred institutional context; location not named in passages)Abdication and Departure

      Unable to deal with both Brazilian and Portuguese affairs, Pedro I abdicated his Brazilian throne on 7 April 1831 and immediately departed for Europe.

  2. Pedro I opens Brazil's first General Assembly

    1823

    Role: Emperor of Brazil

    1. 1823 · Rio de JaneiroConstituent Assembly of 1823

      A Constituent Assembly existed in Brazil in 1823, its later composition fixed at 50 senators and 102 deputies by the 1824 Constitution.

    2. 12 November 1823 · Rio de JaneiroDissolution of the Constituent Assembly

      Pedro I dissolved the Constituent Assembly on 12 November 1823, calling for new elections.

  3. João VI recognizes Dom Pedro as Emperor of Brazil

    1825

    Role: Emperor of Brazil

    1. 15 November 1825 · unspecifiedAdoption of the Style of Emperor of Brazil

      From 15 November 1825, João VI adopted the style of King of Portugal and the Algarves, Emperor of Brazil, under the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro.

  4. Pedro I abdicates the Brazilian throne in favor of his young son

    1831

    Role: Emperor of Brazil

    1. 1831 · BrazilRegency Period

      The abdication initiated a regency period marked by political instability.

    2. 7 April 1831 · Rio de JaneiroAbdication of Pedro I

      Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne on 7 April 1831, leaving his young son as emperor.

Sources

  1. Empire of Brazil Wikipedia
  2. Pedro I of Brazil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31