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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." |
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"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. |
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