From 1808 to 1821, Rio de Janeiro was the capital of the Portuguese Empire,
this situation prompted by Napoleon's invasion of Portugal. Dom João, the prince regent for Queen Maria I, relocated the royal court and government to Brazil, enabling the Portuguese government to administer its empire from Rio while the Portuguese kept fighting France’s expansion. The court stayed in Rio even after Napoleon's defeat. In 1815, the Portuguese Empire was restructured into the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, making Rio the official capital and marking the only instance of a European nation governed from a colony. However, the 1820 Liberal Revolution of Porto called for the return of the monarch and court to Portugal, ending Rio's status as the capital
this situation prompted by Napoleon's invasion of Portugal. Dom João, the prince regent for Queen Maria I, relocated the royal court and government to Brazil, enabling the Portuguese government to administer its empire from Rio while the Portuguese kept fighting France’s expansion. The court stayed in Rio even after Napoleon's defeat. In 1815, the Portuguese Empire was restructured into the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, making Rio the official capital and marking the only instance of a European nation governed from a colony. However, the 1820 Liberal Revolution of Porto called for the return of the monarch and court to Portugal, ending Rio's status as the capital
The resistance now controls more than half of Myanmar’s territory
Legend:
Red - Largely military junta control
Blue - Largely resistance control
Gray - Contested
Myanmar’s military staged a coup in 2021. Three years on, the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood. Insurgent groups, including anti-junta forces and ethnic militias, are battling the junta’s soldiers. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and millions more are displaced
Legend:
Red - Largely military junta control
Blue - Largely resistance control
Gray - Contested
Myanmar’s military staged a coup in 2021. Three years on, the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood. Insurgent groups, including anti-junta forces and ethnic militias, are battling the junta’s soldiers. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and millions more are displaced