Declaration
Cry of Ipiranga, 1822
Prince Regent Pedro proclaimed Brazilian independence from Portugal on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook near São Paulo on 7 September 1822, becoming Emperor Pedro I the following month.
What happened
On 7 September 1822, Prince Regent Pedro of Braganza proclaimed Brazilian independence on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook near São Paulo, having just received a letter from Portugal ordering his return and submission to the King and the Lisbon Courts. The proclamation became known as the "Cry of Ipiranga," including the phrase "Independence or Death!"[1] Pedro became the first Emperor of the newly independent Empire of Brazil on 12 October 1822.
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Claim: On 7 September 1822, Prince Regent Pedro proclaimed Brazilian independence on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook near São Paulo, having just received a letter from Portugal ordering his return and submission; the proclamation became known as the "Cry of Ipiranga," including the phrase "Independence or Death!" Pedro became the first Emperor of the Empire of Brazil on 12 October 1822.
- Parques de Sintra, The Ipiranga Cry: D. Pedro proclaims the independence of Brazil from the banks of the Ipiranga, near São Paulo (Parques de Sintra (Portuguese heritage site on King Pedro IV), 7 September 1822) link, article text. Source record