The residence of the sovereign and, by extension, the city where he lives. In Brazil, "the Court" was Rio de Janeiro: the Portuguese court settled there in 1808, and the city remained the capital of the Empire of Brazil until 1889. To speak of "the court" was to speak of the capital, as opposed to the provinces. It was the city of government offices, of Parliament, and of the ministers, the center of the country's political life.
Where It Appears
- Chapters X to XVI: Childhood and Marcela
- Chapters XVII to XXIV: Coimbra and His Mother's Death
- Chapters XXV to XXXVII: Tijuca, The Black Butterfly, and Eugênia
- Chapters LXIV to LXXVI: The Little House, The Whip, and Dona Plácida
- Chapters LXXVII to LXXXVII: The Presidency and the Peak of the Mountain
- Chapters LXXXVIII to C: Viegas, Quincas Borba, and the Anonymous Letter