Event
Grito do Ipiranga
The Grito do Ipiranga was the declaration of Brazilian independence from Portugal made by Prince Pedro near the Ipiranga stream in São Paulo in 1822. Pedro was soon acclaimed as Emperor Pedro I. The event marks the foundation of the Brazilian Empire and the loss of Portugal's most valuable colony, a major moment in the decline of the Portuguese Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Grito do Ipiranga. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grito-do-ipiranga
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- The Epoch Institute. “Grito do Ipiranga.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grito-do-ipiranga.
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