The body of the first emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro I, celebrates its 50th anniversary on the 7th of September in the Imperial Crypt, located in Parque da Independência, Ipiranga district, south of São Paulo.
Upon proclaiming Independence in 1822, the then Prince Regent became Emperor of Brazil for 9 years, abdicating the throne in favor of his son, D. Pedro II, on April 7, 1831. At the time, D. Pedro II was five years old.
Shortly thereafter, Dom Pedro I died in Portuguese lands as a result of tuberculosis in 1834.
He was buried in the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, in Lisbon — the place where the mortal remains of all the kings of Portugal of the Bragança lineage are located.
After a series of negotiations, the heart of Dom Pedro I in Porto, and the body in Brazil. This is because, according to the mayor of Porto (PT), Rui Moreira, the emperor had asked the woman that her embalmed heart be donated to the city.
It would be a form of gratitude for the resistance of the population during the Siege of Porto (1832-1833), which allowed him to win over his brother Dom Miguel, who at the time wanted to reign in Portugal.
The remains then arrived in Brazil in 1972 amid the 150th Independence celebrations, according to the Museum of the City of São Paulo.
Imperial Crypt
The Imperial Crypt, located in São Paulo, holds the remains of Emperor Dom Pedro I, his first wife, Empress Leopoldina and his second wife, Dona Amélia de Leuchtenberg.
Until 1959, the site was still a memorial called the Imperial Chapel. The process of building the interior of the Crypt began in 1953. The body of Empress Leopoldina was the first to be deposited in 1954.
In 1972, the site became sacred with the arrival of the mortal remains of D. Pedro I and, finally, in 1984, those of Dona Amélia, second Empress of Brazil.
Her body was brought to Brazil to meet the demand of the Empress, who would like to be buried next to her beloved.
The memorial is managed by the Department of Municipal Museums, a body regulated by the Municipal Department of Culture (SMC) in 2016, which prioritizes using the term Imperial Crypt.
The place is under the Independence Monument, and the stories of both buildings are intertwined. The space is temporarily closed to visitors.
Independence Monument
The Independence Monument was created in 1922 as part of the centenary celebrations of Brazilian political emancipation.
The Government of the State of São Paulo organized, in 1917, a competition, open to the participation of Brazilian and foreign artists who presented projects and models.
The winning project was that of the Italian artist Ettore Ximenes (1855 – 1926), whose approval was not unanimously approved by the commission, which was surprised by the absence of more representative elements of the Brazilian historical fact to be perpetuated.
At the time, it was changed, with the inclusion of episodes and personalities linked to the Independence process.
The model began to feature the episode of Inconfidência Mineira (1789), the Pernambuco Revolution (1817), and the figures of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763 – 1838), Hipólito da Costa, Diogo Antonio Feijó and Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo — that articulates the Independence movement.
The monument, although not completed, was inaugurated on September 7, 1922, being completely ready only four years later.
The heart of Dom Pedro I rode in a presidential Rolls-Royce, was escorted by the Dragons of Independence, went up the ramp of the Palácio do Planalto and had a show by the Esquadrilha da Fumaça when he was received with honors as head of state in solemnities on Tuesday. fair (23), in Brasília.
The organ embalmed since the death of Dom Pedro I arrived at Planalto around 5 pm. He went up the palace ramp inside a golden urn carried by the Porto police chief to be received by the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (PL), the First Lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos França.
Source: CNN Brasil
