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| Pedro II | |||||
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 Portrait by Delfim da Câmara, 1875 | |||||
| Emperor of Brazil | |||||
| Reign | 7 April 1831 – 15 November 1889 | ||||
| Coronation | 18 July 1841 Imperial Chapel | ||||
| Predecessor | Pedro I | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
| Regents | See list (1831–1840) | ||||
| Prime ministers | See list | ||||
| Head of the Imperial House of Brazil | |||||
| Tenure | 7 April 1831 – 5 December 1891 | ||||
| Predecessor | Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil | ||||
| Successor | Isabel, Princess Imperial | ||||
| Born | 2 December 1825 Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil | ||||
| Died | 5 December 1891 (aged 66) Paris, France | ||||
| Burial | 5 December 1939 | ||||
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Pedro I of Brazil | ||||
| Mother | Maria Leopoldina of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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The Apogee of Pedro II of Brazil refers to the decade from 1870 to 1881 during which Emperor Pedro II, and Brazil itself, reached the height of their prestige and activity. The nation experienced rapid development and the emperor was intimately involved in pushing for further progress on a variety of economic and cultural fronts. It was during this period that serious efforts toward the end of slavery began to be implemented.