🎉 Brazil's Independence Day
Where: Ipiranga, São Paulo
Nearby on the globe: São Paulo Cathedral → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: September 7
September 7: Brazil's Independence Day. On 7 September 1822, Prince Pedro declared Brazil's independence beside the Ipiranga brook in São Paulo. The moment lives on in a huge painting by Pedro Américo, Independence or Death. It hangs in the great hall of the Ipiranga Museum in São Paulo, and it is so big it cannot fit through the doors.
✨ More events on this day
- 1815 🧭 Explorer John McDouall Stuart was born in 1815; he led the first expedition to cross Australia from the south coast to the north coast and back.
- 1856 🏛️ The Saimaa Canal opened in 1856, linking Finland's huge Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland so boats could travel from the lakes to the sea.
- 1936 🌿 The last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, died at Hobart Zoo in 1936, so Australia now marks this day as Threatened Species Day.
🧠 Question of the day
Why can't the painting go through the doors?
- It is painted on the ceiling
- It is too big
- It is too hot
Show the answer
Answer: It is too big
Questions
What happened on September 7?
September 7: Brazil's Independence Day. It happened in Ipiranga, São Paulo.
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