Brazil celebrated its bicentennial Independence Day on Wednesday, with a military march down the city’s famous Copacabana beach.  

September 7 marks 200 years of Brazil’s independence from Portugal, and incumbent President Bolsonaro joined his family to watch air force flyovers, tractors, and members of the armed forces parade before joining a political rally in the capital of Brasilia.

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