Officially, the date celebrated for Brazil's independence is 7 September 1822, when the event known as the Cry of Ipiranga took place on the banks of the ... Brazilian War of Independence · Independence or Death · Ipiranga Brook

The first decades of independence were difficult though not as chaotic as in Latin America's Spanish-speaking republics. Brazil underwent a series of regional ...

The trigger event that leads Brazil to its independence is the invasion of the Peninsula by Napoleon, the same as it was for Spanish America.

Once the Portuguese king João VI left Brazil for Portugal in 1821, the issue of Brazil's independence became the topic of heated debate—reflected clearly in the ...

The Brazilian War of Independence was waged between the newly independent Brazilian Empire and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, ...

In 1822, Pedro I declared Brazilian independence, distinguishing him as a forever emblematic figure in Brazilian history and paving the way for the lengthy rule ...

On September 7, 1822, Pedro declared the independence of Brazil and after waging a successful war against his father's kingdom, was acclaimed on October 12 as ...

Two years after the proclamation of independence, on March 25, 1824, the first Brazilian constitution was granted. Brazil came to be governed, like so many ...

Brazil's westward expansion was one of the most significant events of the colonial period. The Treaty of Tordesillas forbade the Portuguese from crossing 46° 30 ...

6 сент. 2023 г. · September 7 is Brazil's independence day. History student Mel Sheehan invites you to explore the history of the Brazilian fight for ...