The preserved heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, arrived to the country's capital Brasilia to mark Brazil's 200 years of independence from Portugal. The heart arrived in a flask of ...

Brazil's Independence Day, known as "Dia da Independência" or "Sete de Setembro" (September 7th), commemorates the day in 1822 when Dom Pedro I, the son of Portugal's king, declared Brazil's ...