death_date signature_alt birth_date alt signature reign father house death_place image_size coronation spouse image name caption predecessor succession birth_place religion mother article_title
5 december 1891 cursive signature in ink 2 december 1825 a full beard who is dressed in a dark coat , half-length white shirt and dark vest photograph showing an older man with a signature pedro ii.png 7 nbsp ; november 1889 -lrb- 1831 4 7 1889 11 april 15 -rrb- 1831 & nbsp ; -- 15 & pedro i of brazil house of braganza paris , france 200px 18 july 1841 teresa cristina of the two sicilies pedro jpg ii of brazil _ - _ brady-handy . pedro & nbsp ; ii emperor , 1876 pedro & nbsp ; ii at age 50 pedro i emperor of brazil palace of são cristóvão , rio de janeiro roman catholicism maria leopoldina of austria apogee of pedro ii of brazil

apogee of pedro ii of brazil

the apogee of pedro ii of brazil refers to the decade from 1870 -- 1881 during which emperor pedro ii , and brazil itself , reached the height of their prestige and activity .
the nation experienced rapid development and the emperor was intimately involved in pushing for further progress on a variety of economic and cultural fronts .
it was during this period that serious efforts toward the end of slavery began to be implemented .
