Happy independence day :Brazil is 200 years old today

The dream that seeded all Brazilian realities: the 200th year of Brazil's Independence. Because Brazil is about people. It’s about our ideas, our memories, our hopes, our faith, our histories, our ingenuity, our hard work, and our passion. This is who we are.

All this makes for a united future, moving forward and beyond. You are all invited to this most special birthday party.

 "Dia Fico"

"Dia do Fico" or "I Shall Stay Day" is a historical marker of a prelude to Brazil's independence, the bicentennial of which we celebrate this year. Dom Pedro was under heavy pressure from Portugal to abandon his post as regent and return to Lisbon; Brazil would be a colony again.

Choosing to aid his people instead of obeying the court, Dom Pedro boldly announced "I shall stay", emboldening the first Brazilian independence movements and beginning the process of severing ties with Portugal that would lead to Brazilian independence in that very year, 1822.

CREDIT: GOV.BR

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Why spend $20,000 on a car when you can buy a house in Brazil

There are a lot of advantages for you if you buy a house in Brazil with that $20,000 that you are planning to use and purchase a car, remember a car is not an investment, and truth be told it is something that you should have to make your movement easy, but if you are living in a country like Nigeria, it becomes a liability because the roads are terrible and you would see yourself spending more money to maintain the car.

But a house is everlasting, and it becomes so sweet when you buy a house in a country like Brazil. Everything follows the proper channel and you can even use it for Airbnb and make your money back in 10 years' time.

Brazil is the economic powerhouse of South America and the largest economy in South America, a stable democracy, and a country with the rule of law and freedom.

So before you invest in that Lexus or Benz, have a rethink and invest in your future. Brazil is the future and an emerging superpower.

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