The Praieira Revolution or Insurrection Praieira de Pernambuco, represented an armed uprising of a liberal and republican character.
Led by Pedro Ivo Veloso da Silveira, the revolt took place in the province of Pernambuco, at the end of the Brazilian Empire period (1822-1889) during the Second Reign (government of Dom Pedro II), between 1848 and 1850.
It was considered the last revolt of the imperial period, with the main objective of putting an end to the current political system of conservative elites, where local power was monopolized by aristocratic families:Cavalcanti and Rego Barros.
The term “praieira” associated with revolt, refers to the name of the street (rua da praia), where the headquarters of “Diário Novo” was, the main means of communication of the liberal group, which received the name of “praieiros”. /P>
In short, the beach revolution represented the political clash between liberals and conservatives.
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Historical Context:Summary
At the end of the Second Reign, the population of Recife was dissatisfied with the increase in social inequality, the control of the political and commercial monopoly (Portugal), among other problems.
Thus, when he was elected governor of the Province of Pernambuco, in 1845, by the conservative party, Antônio Chinchorro da Gama aroused great dissatisfaction in the population, especially among the liberals who held power in the previous period from 1844 to 1848.
From then on, with the support of the Federalists, Socialists, Republicans and the popular sectors, the Liberals first sought to remove Chinchorro from office.
Alongside Pedro Ivo, military leader of the revolt, were Borges da Fonseca, with whom he wrote the “Manifesto to the World”, and deputy Joaquim Nunes Machado, influenced by utopian socialism, of which the thinkers stand out:Pierre-Joseph Proudhon , Robert Owen and Charles Fourier.
The "Manifesto to the World" was published in 1849 and contained the demands of the liberal group, namely:
- Free and universal vote
- Freedom of the Press
- Work as a guarantee of life for citizens
- Retail trade only for Brazilian citizens
- Harmony and effective independence from political powers
- The Extinction of the Moderating Power
- New Federalist Organization
- Reform of the judiciary, ensuring the individual rights of citizens
- Extinction of interest charges
- Extinction of the current military recruitment system
- Expulsion of the Portuguese
The beach revolt spread across the state of Pernambuco, with the cities of Olinda and Recife as the stage for clashes, where for two years there were several outbreaks of fighting, however, the liberals were repressed by the government in 1850, more precisely by the captain Antonio de Sampaio , patron of the Infantry.
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- Socialism
- History of Pernambuco
Curiosity
- The Praieira Revolution took place in the same year as the Revolutions of 1848, that is, of a set of European revolutionary movements, known as the “People's Spring”.