Once again the Emperor traveled abroad, this time going to the United States.
He was accompanied by his faithful servant Rafael, who had raised him from childhood.
Pedro II arrived in New York City on 15 April 1876, and set out from there to travel throughout the country; going as far as San Francisco in the west, New Orleans in the south, Washington, D.C., and north to Toronto, Canada.
The trip was "an unalloyed triumph", Pedro II making a deep impression on the American people with his simplicity and kindness.
He then crossed the Atlantic, where he visited Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, the Holy Land, Egypt, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal.
He returned to Brazil on 22 September 1877.

Pedro II's trips abroad made a deep psychological impact.
While traveling, he was largely freed of the restrictions imposed by his office.
Under the pseudonym "Pedro de Alcântara", he enjoyed moving about as an ordinary person, even taking a train journey solely with his wife.
Only while touring abroad could the Emperor shake off the formal existence and demands of the life he knew in Brazil.
It became more difficult to reacclimate to his routine as head of state upon returning.
Upon his sons' early deaths, the Emperor's faith in the monarchy's future had evaporated.
His trips abroad now made him resentful of the emperorship assigned to him at the age of five.
If he previously had no interest in securing the throne for the next generation, he now had no desire to keep it going during his own lifetime.
Once again the Emperor traveled abroad, this time going to the United States. He was accompanied by his faithful servant Rafael, who had raised him from childhood. Pedro II arrived in New York City on 15 April 1876, and set out from there to travel throughout the country; going as far as San Francisco in the west, New Orleans in the south, Washington, D.C., and north to Toronto, Canada. The trip was "an unalloyed triumph", Pedro II making a deep impression on the American people with his simplicity and kindness. He then crossed the Atlantic, where he visited Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, the Holy Land, Egypt, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal. He returned to Brazil on 22 September 1877.
Pedro II's trips abroad made a deep psychological impact. While traveling, he was largely freed of the restrictions imposed by his office. Under the pseudonym "Pedro de Alcântara", he enjoyed moving about as an ordinary person, even taking a train journey solely with his wife. Only while touring abroad could the Emperor shake off the formal existence and demands of the life he knew in Brazil. It became more difficult to reacclimate to his routine as head of state upon returning. Upon his sons' early deaths, the Emperor's faith in the monarchy's future had evaporated. His trips abroad now made him resentful of the emperorship assigned to him at the age of five. If he previously had no interest in securing the throne for the next generation, he now had no desire to keep it going during his own lifetime.
Pedro II of Brazil