Monument to the Independence of Brazil

Monument to the Independence of Brazil
Monument to the Independence of Brazil
Native name; Monumento à Independência do Brasil
	The monument is located where the Brazilian Independence was declared
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates	23°34′49″S 46°36′36″W / 23.58028°S 46.61000°W
Founded	1922
Built	1884–1926
Architect	Manfredo Manfredi
Sculptor	Ettore Ximenes
Governing body	São Paulo

The Monument to the Independence of Brazil (Portuguese: Monumento à Independência do Brasil) is a granite and bronze monument located in the Independence Park in São Paulo, Brazil. It is also known as the Ipiranga Monument (Monumento do Ipiranga) or the Altar of the Fatherland (Altar da Pátria). The monument is located on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook, on the historic site where prince regent Pedro (later emperor Pedro I) proclaimed the independence of the country on 7 September 1822.^[1]^[2]

The monument was designed and built by Italian sculptor Ettore Ximenes (1855–1926) and Italian architect Manfredo Manfredi (1859–1927) to celebrate the first centennial of the Brazilian Independence in 1922.

The crypt

A crypt and chapel is located inside the monument. The crypt was built in 1972 to house the remains of emperor Pedro I (also king of Portugal as Pedro IV) and his wives,

Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza in Lisbon; while Maria Leopoldina was moved from the Imperial Mausoleum of St Anthony's Convent in Rio de Janeiro.^[3]^[1]^[2]

Pedro I's burial urn^[a]
Visitors
Maria Leopoldina's burial urn^[b]
Amélie's burial urn^[c]

Sculptural set

Central pannel

The central relief panel depicting the Cry of Ipiranga

The revolutionaries

The Minas Gerais conspirators
The Pernambuco revolutionaries

The four corner figures

Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
leader of the independence in Rio de Janeiro
Hipólito da Costa
the "father of Brazilian press"
José Bonifácio
the "patriarch of independence"
Diogo Antônio Feijó
regent of the Empire of Brazil

Notes

^ The inscription reads: "Pedro I, founder of the Empire, 1st constitutional emperor and perpetual defender of Brazil, 28th king of Portugal, 4th of his name".
^ Inscription: "Maria Leopoldina, archduchess of Austria, 1st empress of Brazil".
^ Inscription: "Amelia de Beauharnais, duchess of Leuchtenberg, 2nd empress of Brazil".

References

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ISSN 0101-4714
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ISSN 1806-3993
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^ "Monumento à Independência do Brasil foi restaurado". Gazeta da Mooca (in Portuguese). Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

External links

Monument to the Independence of Brazil at the São Paulo City Museum Website (in Portuguese)
Media related to Monumento à Independência do Brasil at Wikimedia Commons

[4] The inscription reads: "Pedro I, founder of the Empire, 1st constitutional emperor and perpetual defender of Brazil, 28th king of Portugal, 4th of his name".

[5] Inscription: "Maria Leopoldina, archduchess of Austria, 1st empress of Brazil".

[6] Inscription: "Amelia de Beauharnais, duchess of Leuchtenberg, 2nd empress of Brazil".

[Moraes2008-1] 
ISSN 0101-4714
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[Oriá2015-2] 
ISSN 1806-3993
.

[m-3] "Monumento à Independência do Brasil foi restaurado". Gazeta da Mooca (in Portuguese). Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

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