Independence of Brazil
The Monument to the Independence of Brazil (Portuguese: "Monumento à Independência do Brasil") is granite and bronze sculpture in São Paulo, Brazil. It is also known as the Ipiranga Monument (Portuguese: "Monumento do Ipiranga") or the Altar of the Fatherland (Portuguese: "Altar da Pátria"). The monument is located on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo, on the historic site where the later Emperor Pedro I of Brazil proclaimed the independence of the country on September 7, 1822.