Resumo:
July 2, 2023. Date of the bicentenary of Brazilian Independence in Bahia. The popular and civic festivities of Dois de Julho have been celebrated annually in Bahia since 1824 and commemorated the two-century mark of the independence victory this year. This time, it was also celebrated in the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires (see poster). What does this mean? How important is it? Here are some thoughts about this bicentennial and its commemoration in the neighboring country, how it complexs perceptions of Brazilian and Latin American Latin American identities, the general notions of the independence processes of Brazil and its neighbors, and notions of belonging and exclusion of Brazil from Latin America. There is also the impacts on regional integration and elements of the current conjuncture.
