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title: Rio, Portuguese Brazil
author: Nicolas-Antoine Taunay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14381/rio-portuguese-brazil/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Rio, Portuguese Brazil

_Authored by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay_

## Image File

[![Rio, Portuguese Brazil](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14381.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14381.png)

## Image Caption

An 1816 painting of Rio de Janeiro. Rio was made sole capital of [Portuguese Brazil](https://www.worldhistory.org/Portuguese_Brazil/) in 1763. Painted by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay. (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Taunay, N. (2021, July 07). Rio, Portuguese Brazil. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14381/rio-portuguese-brazil/>
### Chicago
Taunay, Nicolas-Antoine. "Rio, Portuguese Brazil." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 07, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14381/rio-portuguese-brazil/>.
### MLA
Taunay, Nicolas-Antoine. "Rio, Portuguese Brazil." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jul 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14381/rio-portuguese-brazil/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas-Antoine_Taunay.jpg) by [**Nicolas-Antoine Taunay**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas-Antoine_Taunay.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 July 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.