 Brother José Mariano da Conceição Veloso, a miner religious who had been to Lisbon in 1790, returned to Brazil with the royal family to work in the press of Rio, the Imprensa Régia.The new press was launched on May 13, 1808, with the publication of a 27 page booklet, accompanied by the Royal Charter.In the 14 years of the printing monopoly in Rio over a thousand items were produced.