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  2. Slavery in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in Brazil by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1834–1839). Two enslaved people enduring brutal punishment in 19th-century Brazil. Passport granted to the slave Manoel by Angelo Pires Ramos, chief of police in the province of Sergipe, on 21 December 1876, authorising him to travel to Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in order to be sold.

  3. Abolitionism in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    1888 poster from the Brazilian National Archives collection commemorating the abolition of slavery in Brazil. The history of abolitionism in Brazil goes back to the first attempt to abolish indigenous slavery in Brazil, in 1611, to its definitive abolition by the Marquis of Pombal, in 1755 and 1758, during the reign of King Joseph I, and to the emancipation movements in the colonial period ...

  4. Brazilian Abolitionist Confederation - Wikipedia

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    The Brazilian Abolitionist Confederation was a political organization created on May 9, 1883, which brought together anti-slavery societies from all over the Empire with the objective of pressuring the Brazilian government to put an end to slavery. It mainly used the press, theater, meetings, conferences and local emancipation funds as forms of ...

  5. Lei Áurea - Wikipedia

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    The Lei Áurea (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlej ˈawɾiɐ]; English: Golden Law), officially Law No. 3,353 of 13 May 1888, is the law that abolished slavery in Brazil.It was signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921), an opponent of slavery, who acted as regent to Emperor Pedro II, who was in Europe.

  6. Post-abolition in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The day after the end of slavery. Post-abolition is the period of Brazilian history immediately following the abolition of slavery in 1888.Defined as a major break in the system practiced until then, the period triggered significant changes in the Brazilian economy and society, which depended largely on slave labor.

  7. Brazil, facing calls for reparations, wrangles with its ... - AOL

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    The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state bank took the microphone before roughly 150 people at a forum on slavery's legacy in his country, which kidnapped more ...

  8. More than 300 Brazilian companies busted for modern-day ... - AOL

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    Brazil's government has made addressing slavery a top priority over the past decade in Latin America's largest economy. In 1995, Brazil officially recognized the active use of slave labor in the ...

  9. Slavery in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    In Brazil, tappers could and did, adulterate rubber cargoes by adding sand and flour to the rubber "balls", before sending them downriver. Flight into the thicket was a successful survival strategy and because Indians were engaged in credit relations, it was a relatively common practice to vanish and work for other patrons, leaving debts unpaid.