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Florianópolis (Santa Catarina) · Brazil
Data: September 7
Photograph: Adriana Füchter (2013-01-04)
1822. Independence Day.
Brasil. In a famous scene by the Ipiranga River on September 7, 1822, Prince Pedro, riding his horse, tore the Portuguese blue and white insignia from his uniform, drew his sword, and swore in the presence of his guard of honour: "By my blood, by my honour, and by God: I will make Brazil free." Then he cried "It is time! Independence or Death! We are separated from Portugal". Those words constituted Brazil's Proclamation of Independence. The "Independence or Death" cry would become the motto of the Brazilian emancipation.Web: Wikipedia