Dia do Fico

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Dia do Fico was a pivotal 1822 political declaration by Prince Pedro of Brazil to remain in the country against Portuguese orders, helping trigger Brazil’s independence movement.

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instanceOf historical event
political declaration
alsoKnownAs Day of the Fico
Dia do Fico de Dom Pedro
cause fear of loss of Brazilian political autonomy
orders from the Portuguese Cortes for Prince Pedro to return to Portugal
tensions between Brazilian elites and the Portuguese Cortes
chronologyPosition follows the summoning of the Portuguese Cortes of 1820
precedes the Grito do Ipiranga
commemoratedIn Brazil
commemoratedOn January 9
country Brazil
countryAtTheTime United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
declarer Dom Pedro I of Brazil
surface form: Dom Pedro

Dom Pedro, Duke of Braganza
surface form: Prince Pedro of Brazil
declarerTitle Prince Regent of Brazil
followedBy Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Brazilian Declaration of Independence
surface form: Grito do Ipiranga
hasEffect political crisis in the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
strengthened Brazilian autonomy from Portugal
triggered Brazil’s independence movement
historicalPeriod early 19th century
languageOfDeclaration Portuguese
location Rio de Janeiro
mainSubject Brazilian independence
motto “Se é para o bem de todos e felicidade geral da Nação, estou pronto! Digam ao povo que fico.”
opposedBy Portuguese Cortes
Government of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese government
participant Brazilian political elites
Portuguese-born officials in Brazil
popular groups in Rio de Janeiro
partOf Brazilian independence process
history of Brazil
pointInTime 1822-01-09
politicalContext Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820
surface form: liberal revolution in Portugal (1820)

reorganization of the Portuguese empire
relatedTo Brazilian independence movement
surface form: Brazilian War of Independence

Dom Pedro I of Brazil
Brazilian Declaration of Independence
surface form: Grito do Ipiranga

Portuguese Cortes
surface form: Portuguese Cortes of 1820
result Dom Pedro I of Brazil
surface form: Dom Pedro remained in Brazil as regent

consolidation of Rio de Janeiro as political center of Brazil
increased Brazilian resistance to recolonization
significantEventFor Empire of Brazil
Portuguese Cortes
Dom Pedro, Duke of Braganza
surface form: Prince Pedro of Brazil
statement Dom Pedro refused to obey the Portuguese Cortes’ order to return to Lisbon
year 1822

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