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Luís de Orléans e Bragança

Petrópolis, 26 Jan 1878 – Cannes, 26 Mar 1920

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 26 Jan 1878

    Born in Petrópolis

  2. 1909–1913

    3 children are born

  3. 26 Mar 1920

    Dies in Cannes, aged 42

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Petrópolis.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1870s · Luís is born in Petrópolis

Who governed

In the news1873

Gründerkrise economic crash began

In 1873, Germany experienced the Gründerkrise, a severe economic crisis that caused significant financial instability following a period of post-unification industrial boom.

Music

Domestic music and elite salon balls

At home, families often gathered to sing modinhas or lundus, typically accompanied by instruments like the piano or guitar. Elite salon balls featured European-style dances such as the waltz, polka, and quadrille, often played by small ensembles blending strings and winds.

The Paraguayan War. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay fought Paraguay in South America’s bloodiest war; Paraguay lost most of its men.In South America · 1864–1870

The Paraguayan War. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay fought Paraguay in South America’s bloodiest war; Paraguay lost most of its men.

Inkratt · CC BY-SA 3.0

Daily life

Water and Waste Management Challenges

Water was not piped into most homes, so enslaved people were often tasked with fetching it from streams or public fountains to supply their masters. Waste was similarly disposed of by enslaved men known as "tigres," who dumped it into the sea or vacant lots.

In the news1871

Law of Free Womb passed in 1871

The 1871 Rio Branco Law, also known as the Law of the Free Womb, declared that all children born to enslaved women from that date were free.

What people wore

Adornments of working-class women in Belém

Working-class women in Belém wore jasmine flowers in their hair and used large jet fig charms on their backs to ward off evil eyes.

Getting around

Fast carriage travel on new roads

The União e Indústria highway, completed in 1861, allowed carriages to travel 144 km between Petrópolis and Juiz de Fora in 12 hours, achieving speeds of 20 km/h.