The embalmed heart of the Portuguese monarch who declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal 200 years ago was received with the military honors of a head of state in Brasilia on Tuesday at ...

Longtime exhibitor Ken Denton holds a framed crying owl butterfly from Brazil in his booth at the Sawdust Festival on Wednesday. He celebrates his 45 years in the business this year.

The heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazilian independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named "emperor" of Brazil, arrived from Portugal on Monday and will be put on ...

Pedro’s heart was separated in 1834 and kept in a church in Porto according to this last wishes. His remains were donated to Brazil in 1972 for the 150th commemoration of Brazilian independence ...