Independence Day in Brazil belongs to national holidays and is celebrated with special celebration and a wide scale. Not surprisingly, it reminds residents of the moment when their country first became free.
September in Brazil is marked not only by the beginning of the long-awaited spring, but also by a very important national holiday - Independence Day. By tradition, it is celebrated on September 7, and the inhabitants of the country are preparing for it long before its onset.
On this day in 1822, Brazil ceased to be a Portuguese colony and was proclaimed an independent empire. Although it was headed by the son of the Portuguese king Don Pedro I.
Brazilians are especially respectful of this holiday, because each of them from an early age is inherent in pride in their country. On Independence Day, almost no one in Brazil works, many shopping centers and shops are closed. And the main streets of the cities are blocked for the convenience of residents walking on this day.
On Independence Day, a solemn military parade usually takes place, in which the President of Brazil and all members of the government are present. Soldiers of the naval and ground forces carry national flags and flags of their military schools through the city streets. The obligatory participants in the parade are dark-skinned actors dressed in the national colors of the country - yellow and green. They dance and sing national songs. From 40 to 50 thousand people gather to watch this solemn procession taking place in the capital of the country - Brasilia.
On this day, folk festivals with concerts, competitions, dances and costumed processions of actors are held in every village. Brazilian national flags fly at every corner. And the embankments of Rio de Janeiro are packed with vacationers who have come from different cities of the country to enjoy a holiday on the Atlantic coast and the first days of spring. The Independence Day ends with the traditional colorful fireworks, which usually take place in the main square of Brazilian cities.
