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Dominic explicitly mentions reading this book and describes it as 'the definitive English language history of Brazil, a sort of academic history of Brazil' that is 'absolutely brilliant on the world of Rio in the mid-19th century'

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Explicitly recommended as 'a brilliant book' about Brazil. Dominic mentions he wrote about it in the Sunday Times, and quotes from it describing the chaotic scene of the Portuguese royal family fleeing to Brazil in 1807.