The Imperial City, Petrópolis is a municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro.

It occupies an area of ​​795,798 km², its population in 2018 was 305 687 inhabitants according to the estimate. In addition to being the largest and most populous city in the Fluminense Mountain Region and the Petrópolis Intermediate Geographic Region, it also has the largest GDP and HDI in the region.

The mild climate, historic buildings and abundant vegetation are major tourist attractions. In addition, the city has a lively trade and services, in addition to agricultural production (especially fruit production) and industry. Founded on the initiative of Emperor Dom Pedro II (its name comes from the junction of the Latin word Petrus (Pedro) with the Greek word Pólis (city), becoming "Cidade de Pedro"). It is often called "Imperial City", as it was Dom Pedro's favorite route for his moments of leisure and rest.

In 1822, the Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro I, on his way to Minas Gerais along the Caminho do Ouro, stayed at Padre Correia's farm and was delighted with the region. He acquired a neighboring farm, Fazenda do Córrego Seco, which came to be called Imperial Fazenda da Córrego Seco, where he intended to build a palace.

His son, Dom Pedro II, on March 16, 1843, signed an imperial decree that determined the settlement of a settlement (to be formed with the arrival of German immigrants) and the construction of the dreamed summer palace, whose cornerstone was settled by the Emperor in May 1845, and which was ready in 1847. Conceived by Major Júlio Frederico Koeler, it is considered as the second projected city in Brazil (after Recife, projected at the time of the Dutch), being composed of an urban nucleus - the city (today, the Center), where the Imperial Palace was located, public buildings, commerce and services.

From then on, during the summer, the city became the capital of the Empire of Brazil, with the change of the entire court. A large number of inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro also moved during the summer to Petrópolis to escape the outbreaks of yellow fever. Dom Pedro II ruled for 49 years and, in at least forty summers, remained in Petrópolis, eventually for up to five months. On September 29, 1857, the town was elevated to city status. In 1861, the first macadamized highway in Brazil, Estrada União e Indústria, was opened, connecting the city to Juiz de Fora. In 1883, the Príncipe do Grão Pará Railway (in the future Leopoldina Railway) arrived in the city at the initiative of Barão de Mauá, being inaugurated by Dom Pedro II.

Regardless of the time of year, it was in Petrópolis that foreign diplomatic representatives lived for most of the imperial period.

Saturday, 02:30 p.m.
April 17, 2021
*The date in the video caption is incorrect. The month is April and not March. The rest of the information is correct.

00:00 Quitandinha Palace
03:54 Catholic University of Petrópolis
04:39 Santos Dumont House
06:13 Petrópolis downtown
06:37 Emperor Street
16:10 Paulo Barbosa Street
21:09 Free Fair
24:41 Paulo Barbosa Street
26:58 Emperor Street
39:39 D'Angelo's Draft Beer
43:31 March 16 Street
48:16 Imperatriz's Street
49:07 Petrópolis Chamber City Hall
49:31 Eagle Square
50:14 Some architectures
51:40 São Pedro de Alcântara Cathedral
56:24 Princess Isabel House
56:38 Hotel Solar do Império
57:05 14 Bis Airplane Square
57:45 Liberty Square

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