The heart of D. Pedro will be exposed in the Church of Lapa, in Porto, before his transfer, on August 21, to Brazil, within the framework of the commemorations of the bicentennial of independence, the municipality reported on Thursday.
A Lusa, the Porto City Council said that the heart of D. Pedro will be exposed on August 20 and 21 in the Church of Lapa, the result of a collaboration between the municipality and the Irmandade da Lapa, with the calendar still to be defined between the two institutions.
The heart of D. Pedro will be transferred to Brazil during the night of August 21, the municipality revealed, adding that the confirmation of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has not yet been confirmed.
The organ will arrive at the Palácio Planalto, in Brasilia, on August 22, where it will be received with “military honors”.
After the ceremony, the heart will be transported to the Itamaraty Palace, also in the Brazilian capital, where it will be on “controlled” display until the commemorations of the bicentennial of the country’s independence, on September 7, the municipality reported, adding that it will travel to Porto on September 8, with his arrival expected the following day.
The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, said that D. Pedro’s heart will be transferred to Brazil on August 21, as part of the bicentennial celebrations.
The heart of D. Pedro will leave Porto on August 21 and will arrive in Brazil on August 22”, said the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, during the inauguration of the headquarters of the Pernambuco Institute – Porto.
During the speech, the independent mayor said that the body will remain in Brazil for 20 days to celebrate the country’s bicentennial, returning to Porto on September 9.
On July 18, the executive of the Chamber of Porto unanimously approved the temporary transfer of D. Pedro’s heart to Brazil as part of the commemorations of the bicentennial of that country’s independence.
Porto executive unanimous in transferring the heart of D. Pedro to Brazil
In the proposal, which was approved unanimously, the mayor, Rui Moreira, points out that the municipality intends to authorize the temporary transfer of the organ through a loan agreement to be signed with the Brazilian government.
In the case of a cultural asset, such as movable property that represents a material testimony with value of civilization or culture, it is subject to a special regime of protection and valorization”, he emphasizes.
The mayor clarifies that so that the transfer does not compromise the integrity of the body, a technical expert opinion was requested from the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, which concluded that it was possible to carry out the same, through the “requirement of transport in a pressurized environment.
The Porto City Council will guarantee all the necessary steps, as well as the articulation with other entities, especially with the Brazilian authorities, regarding the safety of the transport operation”, says the mayor, adding that the costs will be assumed by the government. Brazilian. . .
On June 22, the mayor of Porto announced that the transfer of D. Pedro’s heart to Brazil would be authorized, within the framework of the commemorations of the bicentennial of the independence of this country.
The Chamber of Porto authorizes the temporary transfer of the heart of D. Pedro IV to Brazil
On May 30, the Brazilian ambassador, George Prata, one of the coordinators of the celebrations, announced that the government of his country had sent an official request to Portugal for the transfer of D. Pedro’s heart. He also said that, if the transfer were possible, the idea is that “first, the heart goes to Brasilia”, the country’s capital.
Brazil officially asked Portugal to transfer D. Pedro’s heart
King D. Pedro I of Brazil and D. Pedro IV of Portugal was the monarch who led Brazil, a former Portuguese colony, to independence and whose body is in the Brazilian city of São Paulo.
The heart that D. Pedro IV donated to Porto is not kept under lock and key, but it takes five, a thousand more cares and a complex operation to remove it from the mausoleum of the church of Lapa, as happened in 2009.
The description was made to Lusa in 2013 by Ribeiro da Silva, historian and secretary of the Order of Lapa, warning of the fragility of the heart of the “Soldier King”, who died in Queluz in September 1834 and arrived in Porto in February 1835. .
We cannot see it because the heart is a fragile organ and it is very old. We fear that it may be in a precarious state. The operations are very complex, all this agitates a lot and we are afraid of a bad result. We try to open it as little as possible”, observed the professor, in an interview with Lusa.
News updated at 20:07
Source: Observadora
