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Detailed explanation-1: -“Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889.

Detailed explanation-2: -ɐ dɐ ĩdepẽˈdẽsjɐ]), commonly called Sete de Setembro ([ˈsɛti di seˈtẽbɾu], ‘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 7 September 1822.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, September 7 is the anniversary of the date in 1822 that prince regent Dom Pedro declared Brazil’s independence from his royal family in Portugal and the former United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brazil celebrates Independence Day on September 7 - or as they say in Brazil - Sete de Setembro! The Regent Prince, Dom Pedro, son of the Portuguese king, Dom João VI, was authorized to rule if the king either died or returned to Portugal.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the center of a public park in São Paulo stands a statue celebrating the moment of Brazil’s Independence from Portugal. The date, as every Brazilian from school age on will tell you, is September 7, 1822. It began with the Napoleonic war when the Portuguese Empire moved to the safety of Rio de Janeiro in 1808.