so it's popular yeah it's a very popular city you know Brazil everybody knows where travel is yeah
it's like you say Philadelphia I think Philadelphia USA historical [Music]
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all right welcome to petropolis everybody here we are in a very Charming town of about 300
000 people in the state of Rio De Janeiro and the first impressions both Ivana and I have of
this place are wow there really are historical buildings on every single corner so as it turns
out petropolis means city of Pedro and it's named after the first emperor of Brazil Don
Pedro because he declared independence from Portugal in 1822 which coincidentally means
this year is the 200 year anniversary of Brazil being no longer part of the Portuguese Empire
now Ivana and I have a lot of history to uncover today but alongside learning history we will also
just like to explore petropolis and see what the city is about because the weather is just nice up
here it's about 25 degrees and one hour from here in Rio de Janeiro City it's got to be 33 or 34.
so we're nearly 10 degrees cooler and I'm feeling like this city is Fit For A King if you know what
I mean very nice to be here very nice so let's go explore we are joined today by the lovely dunga
the best local karaoke taking us on a lovely Adventure today so first
off we're going to go to the cathedral the main Cathedral of petropolis which
sort of stands out amongst the mountains and really gives me a sort of European
feel some of the Drone shots Ivana and I had collected remind me of our time in Europe hey
yeah there are palm trees everywhere tropical Europe all right come
join us as we learn the history of Brazil in tropical Europe let's go
now if you guys remember in Romania we learned about the window shape
thin windows with the Curve on top tends to indicate Gothic style so my assumption is
this is a super massive Gothic cathedral but let's go learn and see and by the way lots of
school kids here on a school trip because uh very historical place okay let's go
all right so as it turns out this Roman Catholic Cathedral is built in the Gothic Revival
style now I'm not sure how that differs from Gothic style although I was on the right track
based on my understanding of the windows and it began Construction in 1884 under the reign of
The Last Emperor of Brazil named dong Pedro II now out front there's actually the final
resting place the mausoleum of Don Pedro II and his family so I think with this in mind we
should now jump to a museum and maybe learn more about the emperor dong Pedro the first who was
the first emperor of Brazil as well as Don Pedro II his son who was the second emperor of Brazil
because no better place to learn about this history than petropolis so let's go
all right introducing the Imperial Museum which is located in the old Royal Palace
where the emperor himself lived with his family now we got good news and we got
bad news good news is the museum is amazing and there's lots of English in every room
it's very well intact and it's very informative and I loved it five star Museum the bad news No
cameras no photos no nothing they actually took our backpack and our camera and put it in a very
secure checkbox so you'll have to look at my face so I tell you the history with no images
unfortunately but I gotta tell you because it's so interesting first things first the Portuguese
royal family including the king of Portugal named King Juan the sixth actually fled Napoleon
and lived in Rio de Janeiro so I think this is the only time the royal family in the capital city and
the headquarters of a European country was not in Europe and rather it was way across the ocean in
South America right here in Rio de Janeiro City now slowly but surely King Juan he really fell in
love with Brazil he fell in love with the culture the people and especially the mother nature
so many different species of birds and trees and he really loved Brazil So eventually when Napoleon
was defeated King Juan went back to Portugal but he put his son Don Pedro the first in charge of
Brazil now at this time Brazil was still a part of the Portuguese Empire but it wasn't until
1822 September 7th when dong Pedro the first said Independence and actually he declared
independence at ipiranga Museum where we were last week and it turns out Don Pedro the first
who is the first emperor of Brazil he's actually buried in the National Monument of Independence
so we saw that last week and we didn't realize it's also a tomb of the first emperor
of Brazil now eventually Don Pedro the first son uh became emperor he is the second emperor of
Brazil and in fact also the last emperor of Brazil because in 1889 the military took over and Brazil
became a Republic now the reason petropolis is so historical is because naturally the European
people thought to themselves man Rio de Janeiro city is pretty hot and so they liked coming up in
the mountains up here in petropolis where it's a good eight or nine degrees cooler and they really
built their summer home here as well as fell in love with uh this area so amazing history
I can't recommend the museum enough it's got this massive Garden out front and really really
five-star Museum unfortunately no filming allowed now with that being said it's time for lunch so I
think we'll go down to the main sort of downtown petropolis and we can see what I would assume to
be tons of historical buildings as well as some restaurants surveys cavernas koshinas let's go
I tell you what the architecture in petropolis really stands out really feels like it has a sort
of European Vibe although I will say it seems to be more brightly colored than Europe I've
never seen so many pink buildings in one city before but just that construction with the high
concrete walls and the big windows and the little balconies very European and I think this is the
most historic City we've ever been to in all of Brazil right behind me here was the first bank in
Brazil built by the emperor um unfortunately under construction now and I telling you it seems like
every school in Brazil is on a field trip today we've seen so many students I think there must
be a required learning here in uh Federal polis of all Brazilian students but here we are on what
feels like Main Street and yet another beautiful pink building beside me uh sort of looks European
but tropical brightly colored Europe and this is actually one of Ivana and my favorite Parts
about Brazil obviously we like to travel the world and keep doing new countries and going
on new adventures but I think we could come back to Brazil every year and there would always be
more things to learn and more places to discover we've probably seen like five percent of Brazil at
this point so lots more uh Brazil trips coming but with that being said let's eat I'm hungry
foreign
what's your favorite Brazilian food rice beans and french fries I'm simple the best Brazilian
food rice beans french fries very good I tell you what I did it for you rice beans and profile
fantastic by the way guys Pro tip if you want to keep your bill down at the kilo restaurant
when you get your beans you gotta strain that liquid in the beans that liquid is very heavy
so all this food uh 25 hay ice rice beans ferofa french fries as we know the best Brazilian food
frongo a milanesa
Bronco parmigiana and salad and 25 hits and ivana's gonna donate a piece of uh foreign
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but Brazilian fried bananas are better than Indonesian fried bananas
thank you nothing babe nothing what
all right prepare for jet leg Warriors to get controversial for the first time in Vlog
history listen I'm gonna ask you a question just write the answer in the comments first
thing that comes to your mind who invented the airplane hit me in the comments because I've been
taught one thing my whole life uh inevidently it's wrong so here we are at Casa De Santos
House of Santos Dumont uh I'm I'm I'm rewriting history today and we're learning that maybe
this guy invented the airplane for the Wright brothers let's go investigate
the residential of Santo domon was projected and viewed by the master
the genio Brazilian that was the pioneer of deviation Pioneer of
Aviation it was the the name that Santos Dumont they invented it it was not the not
let's see
all right introducing Alberto Santos Dumont oh by the way uh when we fly to Rio we land at Santos
Dumont Airport named after Brazilian inventor who spent most of his life in Paris now this museum is
claiming that the first ever flight happened on this plane 14 bis 14bs in the year 1906.
where I was told the first ever flight happened in I think North Carolina in 1903
now I am no mathematician what seems like 1903 is three years before 1906.
but in the end uh not a bad little Museum this guy invented tons of cool stuff he's a
brilliant guy uh Brazilian guy definitely a source of national pride although some
controversy Orville Wright and his brother the Wright brothers or Santos Dumont
well depends on where you live or where you're from absolutely right
all right all right so here's your answer according to this sign board here the Wright
brothers were in the air before Alberto but they used a launch system on the ground to
get the speed high enough that did not comply with regulations for the
heavier than air flight challenge now when the North Americans Americans landed on the moon
they named the coordinates of the lunar crater after Alberto Santos Dumont and
some Brazilian people are saying this is a recognition that he was the first flyer
ever okay so what's the right answer history has been Rewritten if you want
to use the guidelines of you have to take off from the ground without being launched
Brazil is the father of flight so this guy there you have it every day you learn something new
also you ever noticed when he wears his hat he looks like a brilliant inventor and when I wear
it I like a gringo what's up with that maybe if I were a little smarter anyway let's go for a beer
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yeah would you feel safe we're here oh my gosh wow not sure man
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very cool not the real one the replica but very cool
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cardinal all right first things first Savages
now unfortunately the 170 year old or so brewery tour was closed uh so we did our
best to walk along the side and see some of the old facilities seeing as it's 170
years old I think it might be the same beer the same recipe that Don Pedro II drank himself so
no wonder there's crowns on the labels of the bottles they sell here at the Bohemia
Factory and speaking of Royal beer let's go check out a royal castle Castle tour up next
all right everybody I have to admit that I misspoke
this Castle behind me is in fact not Royal at all I think I was just searching for a segue from the
uh Royal beer to the castle it's 102 years old this Castle meaning it was not even around when
Don Pedro was here uh Ivana is having a time of her life let me get the castle in the shot
and so evidently this place was owned by a rich guy who was a coffee farmer and he built this
huge summer house and now it's used for weddings and events and our plan was to
go here and have a beer because our other beer stop Beer Tour kind of failed uh this one also
closed for private events so today nobody in Brazil wants me to have a beer you didn't have
one though no problem more to come later on but uh how was your experience in petropolis
for me to Bong really great day shout out to dunga ojimo Amigo yeah I had a really really
great time not only the the city is really beautiful but also the learning experience
is really absolutely valuable I feel like I understand more about Brazil now absolutely
yeah I love learning about Don Pedro and Don Pedro number two unfortunately no video in the
museum but would recommend five-star day thanks for watching we'll see you guys in the next video
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