The Law of the Free Womb or Lei Rio Branco (Law nº 2040) is considered the first abolitionist law in Brazil. It was presented by the Viscount of Rio Branco (1819-1880), of the Conservative Party, and sanctioned by Princess Isabel on September 28, 1871. The law, among other resolutions, granted fre
Slavery in Brazil was implemented in the early 16th century. In 1535, the first ship with enslaved blacks arrived in Salvador (BA). This year marks the beginning of slavery in Brazil, which would only end 353 years later on May 13, 1888, with the Lei Áurea. The first people to be enslaved in the c
The Liberal Revolution of Porto was a movement that took place in 1820, in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Among several demands, the members demanded the promulgation of a Constitution and the return of the Portuguese Court that was in Brazil. Historical Context Disembarkation of King Dom João V
T exto adapted from the book “History:from caves to the Third Millennium (Vol. 3)”,by Myriam Becho Mota and Patrícia Ramos Braick The statement above is by Pedro Rabelo, son of journalist José Maria Rabelo, who at the age of 17 was detained and tortured in Chile. The Rabelo family, like hund