Ipiranga (watercourse)
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Ipiranga Riacho do Ipiranga |
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 A section of the Riacho do Ipiranga in São Paulo: Here at this point, the declaration of independence of Brazil by Pedro I was proclaimed with the "cry of Ipiranga". |
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| location | Ipiranga , São Paulo , Brazil | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Rio Tamanduateí → Rio Tietê → Rio Paraná → Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
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Portão Histórico Parque do Estado , São Paulo (Botanical Garden of São Paulo) 23 ° 38 ′ 20 " S , 46 ° 37 ′ 16" W |
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| Source height | 788 m | |
| muzzle | in the Rio Tamanduateí
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| length | 9 km | |
The Riacho do Ipiranga ( German : Bach von Ipiranga ) is an approx. 9 km long watercourse in the Ipiranga district of the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo , which is of historical importance in the history of Brazil .
Waters
The source of the Ipiranga is located in the middle of the Botanical Garden of São Paulo . Today the brook suffers from the massive pollution of the megalopolis São Paulo.
Place of Brazil's declaration of independence
On September 7, 1822 , it was on the banks of this body of water that the South American colonial empire of Portugal collapsed with the Grito do Ipiranga ("cry of Ipiranga") . The Portuguese governor, Pedro I , himself uttered this cry in the then independent city of Ipiranga: "Independence or death". Brazil broke away from its European mother country . The place is also mentioned in the text of the Brazilian national anthem .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marco da independência, Rio Ipiranga é protegido pelo Jardim Botânico de SP . portalmariliense.com. Accessed August 12, 2016 (Portuguese)
- ↑ September 7th - Brazilian Independence Day . brasilienreise.wordpress.com. Accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Brazilian national anthem . brasilienportal.ch. Accessed August 12, 2016 (Portuguese)
Web links
- O grito do Ipiranga (Portuguese)