Residence of the sovereign and, by extension, the city where he lives. In the Empire of Brazil, "the Court" was Rio de Janeiro, seat of the imperial court and capital of the country from the arrival of the Portuguese royal family in 1808 until the end of the Empire in 1889. The "Court newspapers" were, therefore, the newspapers of Rio.
Where It Appears
- Chapters I to XII: Humanitas and the Philosopher's Death
- Chapters XIII to XXVIII: The Inheritance and Rubião's Temptation
- Chapters LVIII to LXVII: The Atalaia, the Rescue, and Maria Benedita
- Chapters CLXXII to CLXXXI: Teófilo, the Ministry, and Abandonment
- Chapters CLXXXII to CCI: Madness, Abandonment, and Rubião's Death