Brazilian Ambassador to Serbia, Isabel Cristina de Azevedo Heyvaert hosted a reception celebrating the independence day of her homeland.
The reception was attended by numerous officials and cultural, political and public life of Serbia. On the 7th of September 1822, the Brazilians declared their country an independent empire, and Portugal, whose colony was, remained a kingdom. Thousands of Brazilian citizens celebrate this date each year, gathering in the streets, carrying national flags as a symbol of democracy in the most successful and largest country of South America.
