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Events on Thursday 28 January 1808 1
1808Opening of Brazilian Ports to Foreign TradePortugal's exiled royal court opens Brazil to world commercePrince Regent John, having fled Lisbon ahead of the French invasion, signed a decree in Bahia opening Brazilian ports to trade with friendly foreign nations. The move ended Portugal's colonial trade monopoly and marked a turning point in Brazil's economic development.