On September 7th 1822, the Crown Prince Pedro proclaimed Brazil's independence on the shores of the Ipiranga river becoming Emperor Pedro I !historychads
Ladies and gentlemen, dramatards and dramatardettes, please stand up for the National Anthem of the Federative Republic of Brazil!
Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas
De um povo herĂłico o brado retumbante,
E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fĂşlgidos,
Brilhou no céu da Pátria nesse instante.
Se o penhor dessa igualdade
Conseguimos conquistar com braço forte,
Em teu seio, Ăł Liberdade,
Desafia o nosso peito a prĂłpria morte!
Ó Pátria amada, Idolatrada, Salve! Salve!
Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vĂvido
De amor e de esperança à terra desce,
Se em teu formoso cĂ©u, risonho e lĂmpido,
A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece.
Gigante pela prĂłpria natureza,
És belo, és forte, impávido colosso,
E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza
Terra adorada, Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil, Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo Ă©s mĂŁe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
Deitado eternamente em berço esplêndido,
Ao som do mar e à luz do céu profundo,
Fulguras, ó Brasil, florão da América,
Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo!
Do que a terra mais garrida
Teus risonhos, lindos campos tĂŞm mais flores;
"Nossos bosques tĂŞm mais vida",
"Nossa vida" no teu seio "mais amores".
Ó Pátria amada, Idolatrada, Salve! Salve!
Brasil, de amor eterno seja sĂmbolo
O lábaro que ostentas estrelado,
E diga o verde-louro desta flâmula
Paz no futuro e glĂłria no passado.
Mas, se ergues da justiça a clava forte,
Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta,
Nem teme, quem te adora, a prĂłpria morte!
Terra adorada Entre outras mil,
És tu, Brasil, Ó Pátria amada!
Dos filhos deste solo Ă©s mĂŁe gentil,
Pátria amada, Brasil!
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Some other heroes of Brazilian
Independence:
Tiradentes (the Tooth Puller)
A dentist or something
who instigated the first 
rebelion which kicked the whole thing off. He was captured, executed and his dismembered body was displayed for all to see. Had a horsey face like Adam Driver.
Thomas Cochrane
Scottish Hero of the Napoleonic Wars (where his exploits inspired the fictonal characters of Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubery) he later
became an international revolutionary 
admiral. Had great 
success 
in Chile 
(where the flagship of the Chilean fleet is often named after him) and sought to repeat the effort 
in Brazil. Here he is standing 
like a GTA 3 pedestrian:
Samuel Esconder, el Fantasma de Rio
Little is known of Esconder's exploits except that he ate a diet of pure sugar
and the Portugese worried 
that he could not be stopped
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Cochrane was the IRL Gigachad
Dude was straight rolling 20s his entire life
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This bit deserves elaboration. Cochrane, in command of the corvette Speedy took on the 3rd rate frigate Gamo by sailing close
enough 
so that the Spanish 
guns shot over the heads 
of his crew due to the huge height of it's upper decks. He then had his whole crew push all weighted objects, including all but a few cannons, to the far side of the Speedy so that her firing deck was angled upwards 
when it fired meaning the British 
cannonballs smashed through the Spanish 
ship at a diagonal angle causing massive damage and loss of life. The Spanish 
then surrendered.
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Tiradentes was made more famous after the proclamation of the Republic. He was inconsequential to the 1822 events as the Royal Family moving to Brazil in 1808 changed the entire perception of things.
José de Bonifácio would be a much more important figure. !macacos
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Tiradentes is cool because his nickname is catchy, no one would care about what a random Joaquim José da Silva Xavier did but the name Tiradentes just rolls off the tongue, perfect street name material
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