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The miniature palace on Fiscal Island is famous for having hosted the last ball of Brazil's crumbling empire. The ball was held on 9th November 1889 and the Brazilian Republic was proclaimed a few days later. Fiscal Island is located in Guanabara Bay close to Ilha das Cobras Island.

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