Excerpt from The History of Brazil, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Period of the Arrival of the Braganza Family in 1808, to the Abdication of Don Pedro the First in 1831 To Brazil there was also a large emigration, but the individuals of whom it was composed were for the most part either such as had been banished, or adventurers from the lower ranks of the people. Thus was the foundation laid for the system Of colonization, or rather con quest, which eventually became so extensive, that, in the words of Mr. Southey, the sun never set on the dominions of the King of Portugal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.