Independence of Brazil

Name: Independence of Brazil
Start: 1822
Location: Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil

1822 · Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil · Americas · Politics

The Portuguese king's own son freed the colony and became emperor

On 7 September 1822, on the banks of the Ipiranga stream, Prince Regent Pedro, son of the King of Portugal, declared 'Independence or death!' He was soon crowned Emperor Pedro I. Unlike Spain's possessions, which split into many republics, vast Brazil stayed united and remained a monarchy until 1889.

State: Empire of Brazil, Portuguese Empire

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