200 years ago, Dom Pedro’s famous scream on the Ipiranga River in São Paulo proclaimed Brazil’s independence, but this was not an isolated event. The secession from Portugal was a multiyear process an articulation between the most powerful and also the result of the efforts of Brazilians involved in revolts and fighting. See the full report above.
Black, white, and Native Americans from different parts of the country fought and risked their lives for dreams and ideals of freedom. Therefore, independence is celebrated on different days in different parts of Brazil.
In the city of Cachoeira in Bahia, for example, the bicentenary was celebrated on June 25, the day when the city councilors, in a session of the city council, decided in 1822 to recognize a government led by thenPrince Dom Pedro, in Rio de Janeiro that is, they would no longer obey the orders from Portugal.
Learn more about this story with reporter Mônica Sanches at the premiere of 1822 Uma Conquista dos Brasileiros, a new series by Fantastic.
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