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| − | The ''Sao Paulo''{{'}}s motto was "''Give me Liberty or give me Death...''", a quote by [[Patrick Henry]]. The ship was "''named for the people of [[Brazil]].''" This motto was inspired by the mithology about Brazilian Independence: |
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| − | At September 7th of 1822, near to end a trip to Sao Paulo to gather with politics from that city, the prince of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, D. Pedro de Alcântara - that was acting as regent of Brazil since the return of the Royal Family, with the King D. João VI, to Lisbon in 1821 from Rio de Janeiro, where the Portuguese Empire were ruled since 1808 - stoped to rest in Ipiranga River, about 6km south of São Paulo old centre, nowdays in Ipiranga Neighborhood, when he was reached by a portuguese royal menssager. He received orders to return immediately to Portugal. D. Pedro already did not obey the same order moths ago, in January 9th, and this time the prince knew that another negative response would bring serius consequences. |
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| − | So, at that point, the prince allegedly said: ''"Independência ou Morte!"'' (Independence or Death!), and arrived in Sao Paulo to start offialy the Brazilian Independence, becaming the first Brazilian Emperor, Pedro I, willing to confront any resistence from Portugal. |
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| − | Actually the brazilian independence was a progressive process that historians usually says that started in 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Family, with the Queen Maria I and the prince D. João VI, went to Rio de Janeiro after Napoleon trespass Spain - and overthowing the spaniard King Carlos IV - to reach Portugal, and there they lived untill 1821, and the ending of Napoleonic Wars, the Portuguese Empire were rearranged as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves in Viena Congress, what in a certain way already made Brazil a Kingdom by itself, the ''Brado do Ipiranga'' (near translation is something like Ipiranga Cry) has a great meaning for brazilian people. Becaming stronger, ironically, in republican era, after the fall of Brazilian Empire and the Emperor, Perdro II, son of Pedro I in 1889. |
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| − | The [[dedication plaque]] includes the names of 46 ''Star Trek'' executives including [[Rick Berman]], [[Michael Piller]], [[Ira Steven Behr]], [[David Livingston]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Peter Lauritson]], [[Rene Echevarria]], [[Steve Oster]], and "Chief of Staff" [[Gene Roddenberry]]. |
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==USS ''Sao Paulo''== |
==USS ''Sao Paulo''== |
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[[File:USS Sao Paulo dedication plaque.jpg|thumb|''Sao Paulo'' dedication plaque]] |
[[File:USS Sao Paulo dedication plaque.jpg|thumb|''Sao Paulo'' dedication plaque]] |
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* [[Michael Piller (Admiral)|Michael Piller]] |
* [[Michael Piller (Admiral)|Michael Piller]] |
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* [[Ira Steven Behr (Starfleet)|Ira Steven Behr]] |
* [[Ira Steven Behr (Starfleet)|Ira Steven Behr]] |
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+ | * [[David Livingston (Admiral)|David Livingston]] |
* [[Ronald D. Moore (Vice Admiral)|Ronald D. Moore]] |
* [[Ronald D. Moore (Vice Admiral)|Ronald D. Moore]] |
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| − | * [[Peter Lauritson ( |
+ | * [[Peter Lauritson (Admiral)|Peter Lauritson]] |
* [[René Echevarria (Starfleet)|René Echevarria]] |
* [[René Echevarria (Starfleet)|René Echevarria]] |
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* [[Steve Oster (Starfleet)|Steve Oster]] |
* [[Steve Oster (Starfleet)|Steve Oster]] |
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| colspan="6" | ''"Give me Liberty or give me death..." - [[Patrick Henry]] |
| colspan="6" | ''"Give me Liberty or give me death..." - [[Patrick Henry]] |
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Revision as of 20:16, 3 August 2014
USS Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo dedication plaque
The following information was listed on (image link) the dedication plaque of USS Sao Paulo. (DS9: "The Dogs of War")
| USS Sao Paulo | |||||
| Starfleet registry NCC-75633 | |||||
| Named for the people of Brazil | |||||
| Launched stardate 52889.3 - Utopia Planitia Ship Yards | |||||
| Sol sector - United Federation of Planets | |||||
| Starfleet Command | Fleet Ops | Research & Dev. | Science Ops | Tactical Ops | Yard Engineers |
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| "Give me Liberty or give me death..." - Patrick Henry | |||||