Brazilian Declaration of Independence

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The Brazilian Declaration of Independence is the 1822 proclamation by Prince Pedro that severed Brazil’s colonial ties with Portugal and established it as an independent empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf declaration of independence
historical event
alsoKnownAs Cry of Ipiranga
Grito do Ipiranga
chronology 19th century
commemoratedBy Brazilian Independence Day
commemorationDate September 7
conflictAssociated Brazilian War of Independence
continent South America
country Brazil
date 1822-09-07
dateRecognizedByPortugal 1825-08-29
declaredBy Dom Pedro I of Brazil
Prince Pedro of Portugal NERFINISHED
depictedIn Independência ou Morte (painting)
field Brazilian history
political history
followedBy Treaty of Rio de Janeiro (1825)
recognition of Brazilian independence by Portugal
governmentFormEstablished constitutional monarchy
hereditary empire
hasEffect beginning of the First Brazilian Empire
creation of a sovereign Brazilian state
end of Brazil as a Portuguese colony
language Portuguese
legalStatusChange from colony to sovereign empire
monarchProclaimed Dom Pedro I of Brazil
mottoOrPhrase Independência ou Morte
opposedTo Kingdom of Portugal
Portuguese Cortes
partOf Brazilian War of Independence
place Ipiranga River
São Paulo
politicalContext Liberal Revolution in Portugal (1820)
dissolution of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
predecessor United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
relatedEvent Brazilian War of Independence
Dia do Fico
relatedPerson José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
result establishment of the Empire of Brazil
independence of Brazil from Portugal
signedBy Dom Pedro I of Brazil
symbolOf Brazilian national identity
end of Portuguese colonial rule in Brazil
triggeredBy attempts by Portuguese Cortes to reduce Brazil to colonial status
recall orders for Prince Pedro to return to Portugal
typeOfIndependence unilateral declaration
year 1822

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Pedro IV of Portugal notableWork Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Monument to the Independence of Brazil, São Paulo commemorates Independence of Brazil
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Independência ou Morte associatedEvent Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Independência ou Morte relatedWork Grito do Ipiranga
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Rio de Janeiro (1825) relatedEvent Brazilian Declaration of Independence (1822)
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) relatedEvent Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Dia do Fico followedBy Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Dia do Fico followedBy Grito do Ipiranga
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Dia do Fico relatedTo Grito do Ipiranga
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Ipiranga River eventLocation Proclamation of Brazilian independence
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Independence Day of Brazil commemorates Proclamation of Independence of Brazil
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Pedro I of Brazil event Brazilian declaration of independence
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Ipiranga (district of São Paulo) hasHistoricalEvent Proclamation of Independence of Brazil
subject linked to: Ipiranga, near São Paulo
linked to: Brazilian Declaration of Independence