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MARTINS (Rocha). O ÚLTIMO Vice-Rei do Brasil. Lisboa. s.d. - MARTINS (Rocha) O ÚLTIMO Vice-Rei do Brasil . Lisboa: ed. autor, s.d. 242, [2] pp., 23 est.: il.; 240 mm. Biography of D. Marcos de Noronha e Brito, 8th Count of Arcos (1771–1828), the last viceroy of Brazil, whose government ended with the arrival of the court of D. João in Rio de Janeiro in 1808. The work follows his career from the government of Pará and the viceroyalty to the captaincy of Bahia, where he played a decisive role in the repression of the Pernambuco revolution of 1817, and his time in the ministry in Rio de Janeiro in the years leading up to independence. In the vivid narrative style that characterizes Rocha Martins' historical work, the book portrays a high-ranking official of the monarchy during the transition period between colonial and independent Brazil. Self-published edition, illustrated with 23 plates outside the text. Curious. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate