WATCH: Brazil will display the urn containing the heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazilian independence from Portugal 200 years ago
BRASILIA, Aug 22 - The heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazilian independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named "emperor" of Brazil, arrived from Portugal on Monday and will be put on display as part of independence anniversary celebrations.
The Portuguese government agreed to loan the heart to Brazil for three weeks for the bicentennial celebration. The Brazilian air force flew it to Brasilia, where it was received on Monday by the country's defense minister.
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