Snapshot · The Rest Is History
In the century after Dom Pedro II's fall, Brazil endured 12 states of emergency, 19 military revolutions, 4 presidents deposed, 7 constitutions, and 4 dictatorships.
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The new republic inherits the old tune but wants new words — and ideally a new tune too. A public competition is launched with 29 entrants, including a poem by the magnificently named José Joaquim do Campos do Costa de Medeiros e Albuquerque. The poem itself is, Dominic admits, 'a little gassy' — full of language about rebel songs and the wings of liberty — but better than what came before. The final is held at the Teatro Lirico Fluminense, the very venue where Gottschalk died, and the pieces are played twice each for Marshal Deodoro and his cabinet. In a moment Dominic compares to the Eurovision scoreboard reveal, Deodoro withdraws to consult, returns to the royal box, and through his interior minister delivers the verdict: they will stick with the old anthem after all. [1] — Dominic Sandbrook "Brazil: 12 states of emergency, 19 military revolutions in one century: In the century after Dom Pedro II's fall, Brazil endured 12 states …" 52:28 As Dominic notes, Deodoro had said before the competition that he preferred the old tune — so perhaps the result was never really in doubt. Within a year he has been ousted by Congress for unrelated reasons, and the anthem question drifts on unresolved.
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