Brazil to display heart of monarch who declared independence in 1822

A man carries the heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazil's independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named Emperor of Brazil, during a welcome ceremony at the Brasilia Air Base, in Brasilia, Brazil August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - 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 heart has been kept in an urn with formaldehyde in the Portuguese city of Porto since Pedro's death in 1834 in Portugal at the age of 35.