Independence of Brazil
Event in History
Independence of Brazil has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
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
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
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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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