Portrait of Peter IV, University of Coimbra, Coimbra

Portrait of King Peter I of Brazil ora Pedro I do Brasil, also King Peter IV of Portugal ora Pedro IV de Portugal, 1798-1834, who reigned in Brazil 1822-31 and in Portugal in 1826, in the Great Room of Acts, or Sala dos Capelos, or Red Room, decorated in the 17th century by master builder Antonio Tavares and reworked in the 18th century, at the University of Coimbra in the royal palace or Paco Real, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Acts Alcazaba Baixo Brasil Capelos Centro Coimbra Escolas Mondego Paco Regiao Sala

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