The Independence Day of Brazil, commonly called Sete de Setembro, is a national holiday observed in Brazil on 7 September of every year. The date celebrates Brazil's Declaration of Independence from t
Bicentennial Independence Day parade in Brasília, 2022
Prince Pedro declares the Independence of Brazil on 7 September 1822. "Independência ou Morte" (Independence or death) (1888), oil on canvas painting by Pedro Américo.
The Presidential Guard Battalion at the parade, 2007
Leopard 1A5 main battle tank during the 2009 Independence Day military parade
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 214
Independence Day (Brazil)
…Dia da Independência, Portuguese pronunciation: ), commonly called Sete de Setembro (, 'Seven of September'), is a national holiday observed in Brazil on 7 September of every year. The date celebrates Brazil's Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on…
Rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park, one of the largest and oldest concentrations of prehistoric sites in the Americas
Pedro Álvares Cabral landing in Porto Seguro in 1500
Ouro Preto was the center of the Brazilian Gold Rush and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture
Execution of the Punishment of the Whip by Jean-Baptiste Debret. Nearly 5 million enslaved Africans were imported to Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade, more than any other country.