SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Don Pedro
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Pedro
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Napoleon
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Dom Pedro
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Detailed explanation-1: -Declaration of Brazil’s independence by Prince Pedro, regent on 7 September 1822. His Guard of Honor greets him in support while some discard blue and white armbands that represented loyalty to Portugal. Painting Independence or Death by Pedro Américo.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the Portuguese Cortês (Parliament), preferring colonial status for Brazil, demanded that Pedro return to Lisbon to “complete his political education, ‘’ he issued a declaration of Brazilian independence on Sept. 7, 1822. Within three months he was crowned emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was part of Portugal’s royal family, which fled to Brazil as Napoleon’s army invaded their country. Pedro resisted efforts from the Portuguese parliament to keep Brazil colonized and return to his home country, instead helping lead Brazil to independence on Sept. 7, 1822, after which he was named Emperor.