What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Independence of Brazil
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 21, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Independence of Brazil 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook notes that three separate eyewitness accounts support Pedro's 'independence or death' cry at the Ipiranga.
“people may doubt this because they may say, Surely this didn't happen. But actually, there are three separate eyewitness accounts that say that it did”
The Rest Is History: 681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5) (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 20:43
Sandbrook judges Brazil's choice of an imperial monarchy to hold the vast territory together to have been a smart system.
“And the emperor will allow us to transcend the regional divisions. It's actually not a bad system. I think it's quite smart”
The Rest Is History: 681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5) (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 24:02
Episodes
681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)The Rest Is History · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Brazil's national anthem from Dom Pedro I's independence hymn through decades without lyrics to its 1922 text and protest uses.
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