Which of the following events led to Brazil's independence? A. Getúlio Vargas' overthrow of the government B. the liberation of enslaved Afro-Brazilians C. Simón Bolívar's uprising D. Napoleon's invasion of Portugal

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Which of the following events led to Brazil's independence? A. Getúlio Vargas' overthrow of the government B. the liberation of enslaved Afro-Brazilians C. Simón Bolívar's uprising D. Napoleon's invasion of Portugal

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The correct answer is D: Napoleon's invasion of Portugal.

Napoleon's invasion of Portugal led to Brazil's independence whereby in the year 1820 the Portuguese king fled to Brazil during the Napoleonic Wars. This fleeing led to an eruption of Constitutionalist Revolution in the city of Porto that quickly and peacefully spread to the rest of Brazil. It resulted in the return of the Portuguese crown to Europe and a further declaration of Brazil's independence from Portugal in the year 1822.