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TheSanta Cruz Estate is a former imperial country retreat inSanta Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Originally a Jesuit estate and convent dating from 1570, it became a residence of the Portuguese viceroys in Brazil at the end of the 18th century. When KingJohn VI and the royal family moved the court to Brazil in 1808, the palace became a royal residence. After the king's return to Portugal, the Prince RegentPedro I continued to use the palace. Upon his marriage to princessLeopoldina in 1818, they spent their honeymoon in the palace. The estate became one of the imperial palaces with the independence of Brazil in 1822. EmperorPedro II later used the palace as a summer residence.
Following proclamation of arepublic in 1889, the palace was converted to a military school. It has continued to function as an academy to the present.
http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2011-05-16/historiador-alerta-para-descaso-com-patrimonio-da-fazenda-nacional-de-santa-cruz An article about the current state of the palace
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