''1822'', subtitled ''How a wise man, a sad princess and a money crazy Scotsman helped D. Pedro to create Brazil, a country that had everything to go wrong'' (in Portuguese: ''Como um homem sábio, uma princesa triste e um escocês louco por dinheiro ajudaram D. Pedro a criar o Brasil, um país que tinha tudo para dar errado''), is a non-fiction historical book written by

Laurentino Gomes Laurentino Gomes (born 1956 in Maringá, Paraná) is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He is best known as the author of the trilogy of books that cover the history of Brazil and Portugal during the 19th century. He has already released two ...

, the author of ''

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'', and edited by Nova Fronteira. The name of the book refers to the year in which Prince Pedro declared the independence of Brazil with the well-remembered "

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". It is a comprehensive study of the beginnings of independent life in a giant country in the New World. The book is dedicated to all Brazilian history teachers.1822: como um homem sábio, uma princesa triste e um escocês louco por dinheiro ajudaram D. Pedro a criar o Brasil, um país que tinha tudo para dar errado / Laurentino Gomes - Rio de Janeiro : Nova Fronteira, 2010, In 2011, the book earned Gomes his third and fourth

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s, in the categories "best reportage-book" and "non-fiction book of the year".

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* Dom Pedro (the Emperor) *

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (; 13 June 17636 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, born in Santos, São Paulo, then part of the Portuguese Empire. He was one of the most important mentors ...

(the ''wise man'') * Dona Leopoldina (the ''sad princess'') * Lord Cochrane (the ''money-crazy Scotsman'') * Marquesa de Santos (the ''marchioness'')

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2010 non-fiction books Books about Brazil History books about the 19th century 21st-century history books Pedro I of Brazil {{Brazil-hist-book-stub

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