<span>Officially known as the first famous bodybuilder and the father of modern bodybuilding, Eugene Sandow (born Friedrich Muller), born in 1867, immediately became a phenomenon with his unprecedented combination of muscle quality and strength. He became a turn-of-the-century physical cultural icon who is referred to as one of bodybuilding's greatest, even in today's climate of genetic freaks.</span>
Pedro I is best recognized as the man who announced Brazil independent from Portugal in 1822. The general population of Brazil, who had delighted in the privilege of being the seat of imperial authority, did not take well to returning to province status. Because of his father's advice and also his wife's advice, Pedro proclaimed independence on September 7, 1822 in the city of São Paulo.
