The term manuelino was introduced in 1842 by Brazilian art historian Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen[1] to designate the exuberant artistic style that developed during the reign of Manuel I of Portugal (1495–1521).
The Manueline style coincided with the Age of Discovery and the peak of Portuguese maritime power.
Other important Neo-Manueline buildings in Portugal are Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon (1886–90), Palace Hotel of Bussaco (1888–1907), the Sintra Town Hall (1906–09), the Counts of Castro Guimarães Palace in Cascais (1900) and the Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra (1904–10).
Examples of Neo-Manueline buildings can also be found in African and Asian territories of the former Portuguese Colonial Empire.
There are also examples of buildings influenced by the Neo-Manueline style in countries that were not directly related with the Portuguese culture.