Question

The Independence Day of Brazil, 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 7 September 1822.A political revolution erupted in Portugal in 1820, forcing the royal family to return. John VI's heir, Pedro, Prince of Brazil, remained in Brazil. In 1821, the Portuguese Assembly demanded Brazil to return to its former condition of colony and the return of the heir prince to Portugal. Pedro, influenced by the Rio de Janeiro Senate refused to return on 9 January 1822, a date which became known as I'll Stay Day.On 2 September 1822, a new decree with Lisbon's demands arrived in Rio de Janeiro, while Prince Pedro was in São Paulo. Princess Maria Leopoldina, acting as Princess Regent, met with the Council of Ministers and decided to send her husband a letter advising him to proclaim Brazil's independence. The letter reached Prince Pedro on 7 September 1822. That same day, in a famous scene at the shore of the Ipiranga River, he declared the country's independence, ending 322 years of colonial dominance of Portugal over Brazil. On the day of Prince Pedro's proclamation he was declaring a fact for the foundations of a new state had already been laid. According to journalist Laurentino Gomes, who wrote a book about the event, Prince Pedro "could not wait for his arrival to São Paulo to announce the decision". Gomes adds that "he was a reckless man in his decisions but he had the profile of leader that Brazil needed at the time, because there was no time to think".

A. Em que data, anterior ao Dia da Independência, é comemorado o Dia do Fico?

1 ponto

2 Setembro de 1822

9 de Janeiro de 1822

7 Setembro de 1822

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B. Quem era the “Princess Regent” que se reuniu com os ministros e demais autoridades?

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Maria Leopoldina

Pedro I

Pedro II

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Answer 1

Respostas:
1- Alternativa c - 9 de janeiro de 1822
2- Alternativa a - Maria Leopoldina

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