In Norse Mythology the bridge leading from the realm of the mortals Midgård to the realm of the gods Asgård. The bridge itself is the rainbow and its guardian is the god Heimdall. The bridge is destroyed at the end of the world, Ragnarok. It as built by the Aesir.
... to a growing desire for independence amongst Brazilians and in 1822 the then prince-regent Dom Pedro I established the independent Empire of Brazil. This lasted until the ...