Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Anthem
- Hino Nacional Brasileiro
- Duration
- 3:21
- Status
- The “Hino Nacional Brasileiro” remains the official national anthem of Brazil, featuring music by Francisco Manoel da Silva and lyrics by Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada.
Brazil National Anthem History
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
The Brazilian National Anthem's music was first performed in 1831, initially without official lyrics. After being briefly abolished and then re-adopted, its current lyrics were finally established in 1922.
Brazil
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
History timeline
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1831
The anthem's music was first performed following the abdication of Brazil's first emperor.
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1889
As Brazil became a republic, the anthem was briefly abolished, and a new one was adopted but proved unpopular.
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1890
The original imperial anthem's music was re-declared official, still lacking standard, unified lyrics.
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1909
Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada composed a poem specifically intended to serve as the anthem's lyrics.
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1922
Osório Duque Estrada’s poem, with revisions, was officially adopted as the anthem's lyrics for independence centenary.
The anthem's music was official for decades before any specific set of lyrics gained widespread adoption, with individual Brazilian states even creating their own versions in the interim.