{"id":8299,"date":"2019-09-09T19:25:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T19:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8299"},"modified":"2019-09-09T19:25:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T19:25:59","slug":"what-do-brazilians-celebrate-on-september-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/what-do-brazilians-celebrate-on-september-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Brazilians celebrate on September 7th?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ei, gente! Hey, guys! <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sete de setembro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (September 7), Brazil completed 197 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (years) of our declaration of independence. The date is symbolic for the nation as it concerns the separation from Portugal, for which the best known image is that of Dom Pedro I, heir to the Portuguese empire, on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook shouting the following sentence: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independ\u00eancia ou Morte!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Independence or death!). If you would like to remember what Brazil&#8217;s independence history was like, you can click here:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gRUvtDlu8P\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/o-grito-do-ipiranga-brazils-independence-day\/\">O Grito do Ipiranga &#8211; Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;O Grito do Ipiranga &#8211; Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day&#8221; &#8212; Portuguese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/o-grito-do-ipiranga-brazils-independence-day\/embed\/#?secret=F3OXkXLDwP#?secret=gRUvtDlu8P\" data-secret=\"gRUvtDlu8P\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zLdnH8wTqk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-independence-day\/\">Brazilian Independence Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Brazilian Independence Day&#8221; &#8212; Portuguese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-independence-day\/embed\/#?secret=KvbrqpwTH0#?secret=zLdnH8wTqk\" data-secret=\"zLdnH8wTqk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"usiaWpnB0F\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/september-7th-brazils-independence-day\/\">September 7th: Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;September 7th: Brazil&#8217;s Independence Day&#8221; &#8212; Portuguese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/september-7th-brazils-independence-day\/embed\/#?secret=1kbw7mfc0b#?secret=usiaWpnB0F\" data-secret=\"usiaWpnB0F\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this supposed heroic act reverberated in the nation&#8217;s independence, what does such patriotism mean today in times of intense crisis provoked by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">governo brasileiro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Brazilian government)?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While in the United States July 4th is a date when <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">familia e amigos <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(family and friends) get together to celebrate, and homes and streets are adorned with decorations in the colors of the American flag, celebrations in Brazil are not so popular. The <em>feriado<\/em> (holiday) comes down to military <em>desfiles<\/em> (parades), where people gather to sing the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hino nacional<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (national anthem). However, this year&#8217;s ceremonies gained another contour following the successive political, environmental, economic and diplomatic crisis Brazil is undergoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8300\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8300\" class=\"wp-image-8300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"desfile de sete de setembro\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desfile de Sete de Setembro (Minist\u00e9rio da Defesa [CC BY 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)])<\/p><\/div><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since his campaign, current President Jair Bolsonaro has always sold himself as a patriot, which can be seen in his campaign motto: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brasil acima de tudo, Deus acima de todos<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Brazil above everything, God above everything). In his first September 7th as president, Bolsonaro tried to soften his growing decline in popularity with Brazilians by calling for patriotic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">manifesta\u00e7\u00f5es<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (demonstrations) on Independence Day. He asked everyone to wear the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cores<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (colors) of the Brazilian <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bandeira<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (flag), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">verde e amarelo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (green and yellow), to show that he still has the population\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">apoio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (support). This request is not unheard of in recent Brazilian history. During the 1990s, in the midst of an equally serious political crisis, then-President Collor made the same request, who reacted the opposite way, going all <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de preto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in black). This was one of the turning points that led former President Collor to impeachment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, compliance to Jair Bolsonaro&#8217;s outcry seems to be limited to the shrinking core of his supporters (according to recent surveys, currently over 40% disapprove of the current government), and this could be seen in the reaction of the people. As with Collor, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o tiro saiu pela culatra <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(the plan backfired). Instead of going in green and yellow, many Brazilians performed in the independence parades <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vestindo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (wearing) black clothes, in protest against the government and especially about their neglect of the Amazon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what do you think about this reaction to President Jair Bolsonaro&#8217;s request? Do you believe that patriotic celebrations should be detached from politics? Leave us a comment!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"desfile de sete de setembro\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/09\/1024px-Desfile_da_Independ\u00eancia_do_brasil_2018_44642934771.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ei, gente! Hey, guys! This sete de setembro (September 7), Brazil completed 197 anos (years) of our declaration of independence. 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