Santa Cruz Estate
Building in Santa Cruz, Rio de JaneiroThe Santa Cruz Estate is a former imperial country retreat in Santa 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 King John 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 Regent Pedro I continued to use the palace. Upon his marriage to princess Leopoldina in 1818, they spent their honeymoon in the palace. The estate became one of the imperial palaces with the independence of Brazil in 1822. Emperor Pedro II later used the palace as a summer residence.
Read article
Top Questions
AI generatedMore questions
Nearby Places
Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Mint of Brazil
Sepetiba
Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paciência
Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guandu-Mirim River
River in Brazil
Santa Cruz Air Force Base
Military airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport
Former commercial airport that served Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1936–1942)
Jesuítas
Municipality in Southern, Brazil