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Monument to the Independence of Brazil
Praca da Independencia | Ipiranga, Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo 04263-000, Brazil Phone: 011/215-4588About
The Monument to the Independence of Brazil ( Portuguese : Monumento a Independencia ) also known as the Ipiranga Monument or the Altar of the Fatherland is set in granite and bronze sculpture. It is located on the banks of the Ipiranga Brook , in São Paulo, on the historic site where D. Pedro I of Brazil proclaimed the independence of the country on September 7, 1822.