Columbia subject headings:
Brazil--Politics and government.
Power (Social sciences)
Social classes--Brazil.
Harvard subject headings:
Brazil--History--1763-1822.
Brazil--History--Empire, 1822-1889.
Princeton subject headings:
Brazil--History--1763-1822.
Brazil--History--Empire, 1822-1889.
Brazil--Politics and government--1763-1822.
Brazil--Politics and government--1822-1889.
Elite (Social sciences)--Brazil--History.
Social classes--Brazil--History.