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Did the independence movement in Brazil meet the Declaration of Independence’s criteria for revolution? Explain why or why not

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With the fall of Napoléon, Dom João VI returned to Portugal, leaving his young son, Pedro I, behind to govern. But Pedro had ideas of his own: he proclaimed Brazil's independence on September 7, 1822, and established the Brazilian empire.

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