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The article Pedro I says "At the same time the unsuccessful Cisplatine War against the neighboring United Provinces of South America led to the secession of a Brazilian province (later to become Uruguay)". Actually, it's the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The "United Provinces of South America" was instead a proposed state, which would encompass the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and other former Spanish colonies in South America; this proposed state never became an actual reality. See Talk:United Provinces of the Río de la Plata#Requested move Cambalachero (talk) 02:38, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Also, the second sentence ("As King Dom Pedro IV, he reigned over Portugal.") is rather confusing as it doesn't explain that this happened later in 1826 and the fact is repeated in the seventh sentence ("In 1826 he briefly became king of Portugal before abdicating in favor of his eldest daughter, Dona Maria II.") --202.28.181.200 (talk) 03:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

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