The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : 'Homologize With Us'

When, in 1794, a Brazilian student in Paris asked the U.S. envoy to France, Thomas Jefferson, to support Brazilian independence from Portugal, Jefferson wrote to President Washington. Jefferson later recalled during his retirement at Monticello his desire "to see no emperors or kings in our hemisphere and that Brazil as well as Mexico will homologize with us."

Theodor Horydczak, photographer. 'Washington Monument. Views of Washington Monument, Cherry Blossoms and Tidal Basin III,' ca. 1920-1950

Theodor Horydczak, photographer. 'Washington Monument. Horydczak on top of Washington Monument I.'

"The United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures" explores the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the 18th century to the present and the similarities and differences in Brazilian and American culture and history. The Web project is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil.

This new presentation is part of the Library of Congress's Global Gateway project to establish cooperative digital libraries with national libraries around the world. Projects with the Netherlands, Spain and Russia are already available in the Collaborative Digital Libraries section. These projects are offered in English as well as the languages of the countries of the collaborating institutions.

For more information about nearly all the world's nations, go to the Portals to the World section of Global Gateway. There you will find links to material about more than 200 nations. When completed, links will be established to all the countries of the world.

A. Jean Baptiste Debret, "Chief Camacan Mongoyo," from "Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil" ["A Picturesque and Historical Trip to Brazil], 1834. National Library of Brazil, Iconography Division. Reproduction information: This image is not in the Library of Congress collections.

B. Afonso de E. Taunay, [D. Pedro I], [18?]. National Library of Brazil, Iconography Division. Reproduction information: This image is not in the Library of Congress collections. The first emperor of Brazil, Pedro de Alcântara Francisco Antônio João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim de Bragança e Bourbom, known as Dom Pedro I, ruled for nine years.