How does Brazil mark National Days?
Dia da Independência do Brasil
- Local date
- September 7, 2026
Brazil's Independence Day is 7 September, marking the declaration of independence on that date in 1822, and it is a national holiday under Law 662. What makes it distinctive is the process: Brazilian independence was declared by the Portuguese heir apparent, and what followed was an empire rather than a republic — so 7 September commemorates the break with the colonial metropolis, while the form of state established then is not the one in place today.
What is this topic?
The seven national days commemorate different kinds of events: the United States, Brazil, Indonesia and India mark the moment of leaving colonial rule or declaring independence; mainland China marks the founding of a state; Taiwan marks an uprising that ended an empire; and Japan's National Foundation Day has no corresponding dated historical event at all, being set on a legendary enthronement. What this page compares is where each place places the day a country is counted from.
Sources and dates
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