One of the triggering events for the independence of Brazil was a 13 year period during the Napoleonic wars when the Portuguese Crown and their court of ~15k pe

One of the triggering events for the independence of Brazil was a 13 year period during the Napoleonic wars when the Portuguese Crown and their court of ~15k people moved to Brazil just before Lisbon was invaded. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_the_Portuguese_Court_to_Brazil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_the_Portuguese_C...