jan 1, 1822 - Independence for Brazil:
The king of Portugal
had control of Brazil until
Napoleon retreated from
Brazil. Before he returned
to Portugal, he appointed
his son to be ruler of Brazil.
During his time as ruler
of Brazil, his Portugal was
going through a revolution.
The revolutionaries were
trying to do things that
would have been bad for
Brazil's progress as a
country, so instead of
going along with these
changes he declared Brazil
an independent country.