When they inter-related, usually it was from the wrong side of the bed 
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Emperor D.Pedro I inter-related a lot with locals 
Nowadays, most of the young generation of the brazilian princes/cesses are married to brazilian commoner citizens.
The Count of Covadonga did marry two Cuban ladies.
But we are diverting from the original discussion.
The very stiff portuguese-german prince D.Duarte Nuno. 
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Aren't most Brazilians mixed-blooded, with Portuguese ancestry? Of course today the country is a melting pot. But just as the Spanish conquistadores intermarried with the native Americans in the lands they settled in, so likewise did the Portuguese settlers. Previous Message
He ought to have a latin appearance.
After all, all his paternal ancestry was portuguese back to king D.Afonso Henriques in the 12th century.
His mother and grand-mother were german, but his gr.grand-mother was the infamous Carlota Joaquina of Spain, another Latin, daughter of a spaniard and a parmesan princess, both of french origin, latin again.
What would be the difference between a portuguese, a spaniard or a italian, compared to a brazilian, based just on looks ?
He wasn't even particularly dark-haired or dark-skinned
Look at D.Duarte Nuno in 1930:
and the Count of Covadonga at the same age.
Would you say he looked brazilian too ? I guess it was just the fashion.
I give you an official portrait of the late Duke of Bragança where I cannot spot a trace of brazilianism.
And a very young DoB.
But I won't argue if you see D.Duarte Nuno with brazilian looks.
I can't. Neither physical and definitely not in temperament.
The whole picture you posted- D.Duarte and his brazilian wife D.Maria Francisca :
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He had a very Latin appearance -- eerie, considering his international background and upbringing. Perhaps because he married a Brazilian: after all, a husband and wife who have been together for some time come to look like each other.
Found this photo on the wikipedia page --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duarte_Nuno_de_Braganza.jpg
Come to think of it, the three children of King Alfonso II of Spain are also good examples of the effect of environment on physical appearance: they, too, were of mostly German ancestry -- undoubtedly underscored by their mother's Habsburg background (members of the Austrian imperial dynasty regularly married German royals). Yet, they looked very Spanish -- especially the second daughter.
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