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Brazil declared its independence from Portugalon September 7, 1822. Portugal acknowledged Brazil's independence in the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, signed August 29, 1825.

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Brazil, which was a Portuguese colony from 1500 until its independence in 1822.

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Brazil was Portugal's colony, that is the reason for the Language.

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That was Uruguai, which got its independence in 1825.

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