When we think of a country gaining freedom, we usually picture bloody coups, assassinations, civil wars, and demonstrations. We think of thousands of guerrillas or freedom fighters protesting the old regime and bidding to overthrow the present government. The above was true for almost all the countries, but this essay will concentrate on the one where one man's poetic cry "Independence or death!" meant freedom for the whole nation. It is truly my belief that …showed first 75 words of 1470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1470 total…one of those men. Brazil was striding for independence for many years, and it was inevitable that sooner or later it would be free. Even though that it might have been for all the wrong reasons, Dom Pedro was the one who made the final step towards liberty. His name will forever be associated with the history of Brazil, and he will always be remembered as the one whose actions and words liberated the nation.