Steph McGovern: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

As you would have learnt last week from Catherine, the Portuguese monarchy fled Lisbon when it was under attack by Napoleon… it went to Rio de Janeiro. And after the war was over…. it stayed in Rio… quite a while… but why? It only seems fitting to invite Steph McGovern to tell us why they never wanted to leave. But just because the royal family loved it doesn’t mean Shaun will, after all are carnivals really his thing?

You’ll have to listen to find out.

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