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Intro. Maria Leopoldina de Habsburg (full name: Maria Leopoldina Carolina Josefa of Habsburg-Lorena) was an Archduquise of Austria and the first empress of Brazil. She was born on January 22, 1797 in Vienna, Austria, and died on December 11, 1826 in Rio de Janeiro. It was an essential figure in the history of Brazil, especially during the process of independence.

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