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Cry of Ipiranga (1822)

On the Age of Revolutions map as “The Cry of Ipiranga”

7 Sep 1822 — Prince Pedro, ordered home to Lisbon, chooses Brazil instead: “Independence or death!” An empire, not a republic — and slavery stays.

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Turning point
Chapter
Latin American wars of independence (chapter 10 of Age of Revolutions)
Atlas
The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
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Map showing Cry of Ipiranga (1822), turning point in The Age of Revolutions, 1775–1848
TURNING POINT · THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, 1775–1848

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