May 2: Emperor Pedro I abdicates from his post, leaving the throne for his 5-year-old son Pedro II. Since Pedro II was a minor, the country entered a regency period until he reached the age of 15 in 1840.
Dependencies not included.Semi-autonomous territories are in italics.
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