“The Pursuit of Human Perfection”: Brazil at the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873

Between 1862 and 1889, the Brazilian government under Emperor D. Pedro II (1831-1889) perceived international exhibitions as an excellent opportunity for promoting and projecting an idealized image of the “modern nation”. Although most exhibitions, such as the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873, fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sven Schuster
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2015-03-01
Series:Historia Crítica
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Online Access:http://historiacritica.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/913/index.php?id=913