hanks to the unparalleled and unparalleled artistic expression of the skilled artisans of the Legatoria Artigiana di Napoli, we finally present to the public "il capolavoro" by MBA Editori Associati and Bentes Edizioni Numismatiche. A unique work that allows us to travel back in time, to encounter a distant Brazil and a sovereign Portugal, with its conquerors from overseas, in search of our roots; to a past replete with glory, so many deeds and great figures: heroes, conquerors, adventurers, barbarians, mercenaries; of wars, revolutions, and battles; in short, the land of so many men; of patriots, kings, and emperors who, like Dom Pedro II, so loved this country. Despite what some insist on saying, after studying the history of our land extensively, we are more inclined to believe that the Portuguese Crown - despite initial events demonstrating the contrary - at a given moment, between comings and goings in its main Colony, understood that Brazil was also its land, an extension of its beloved homeland.