Conflict
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Combatant 1
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Combatant 2
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Result
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First Tamoio War (1554–1563)
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Tamoio Confederation
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Portugal
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Victory
- Tamoio's force Portugal to accept an Armistice
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Second Tamoio War (1563–1567)
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Tamoio Confederation
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Aimoré War (1555–1558)
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Aimoré
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Portugal
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Victory
- Colonizers Repeled to the Coast
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Siege of Piratininga (1562–1562)
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Tupiniquins Loyal to Jaguaranho
- Guarulhos
- Guaianás
- Carijós
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Tupiniquins Loyal to Tibiriçá
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Defeat
- Siege Fails, Colonial holdings spread
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Potiguara War (1574–1599)
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Potiguara People
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Potiguara Surrender, Disease Wipes out the Population
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War Against Palmares (1580?–1710)
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Kingdom of Angola Junga
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Palmares Destroyed by the Portuguese Authorities
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Tupinambá Uprising (1618–1621)
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Tupinambá
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Tupinambá People Annihilated
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Bernarda (1660–1661)
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Merchants from Rio de Janeiro
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Portugal
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Victory
- Alcohol Production Made Legal in Brazil
- Governor of Rio de Janeiro Replaced
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Pernambucan Uprising of 1666 (1666–1666)
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People of Pernambuco
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Portugal
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Victory
- Governor of Pernambuco toppled
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Cariri War (1683–1713)
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Cariri Confederation
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Beckman Revolt (1684–1684)
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Rebels from Maranhão
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Revolutionary Junta Deposed, Leaders Executed
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Mura War of Resistance (1600?–1800)
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Mura People
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Emboaba War (1707–1709)
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Slavers loyal to Borba Gato
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Slavers loyal to Manuel Nunes Viana
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Inconclusive
- Borba Gato expelled from Minas Gerais
- Regulamentation of Land Ownership and Rights to Mining
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Mascates Uprising (1710–1711)
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Merchants from Recife
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Salt War (1710–1720)
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Bartolomeu Fernandes de Faria
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Bartolomeu Fernandes arrested after defending his farm for 10 years
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Revolt of Mandu Ladino (1712–1719)
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Tupi People's
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Vila Rica Revolt (1720–1720)
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Merchants
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Manaó Genocide (1723–1728)
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Manaó People
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Manaó People Exterminated
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War of the Seven People's (1753–1756)
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Jesuits
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Portugal
Spain
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Defeat
- Seven People's of the Missions Destroyed
- Jesuits Expelled
- Guaraní Decline
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Republican Movement in Minas Gerais (1760–1789)
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Inconfidents
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Tailors Revolt (1796–1799)
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Bahia Republican Government
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Portugal
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Defeat
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Botocudo Genocide (1808)
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Botocudo People
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Portugal
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Defeat
- Botocudo People Exterminated
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Invasion of Banda Oriental (1816–1820)
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves
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Federal League
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Victory
- Banda Oriental (Present Day Uruguay) annexed as the 'Province of Cisplatina'
- José Artigas defeated and Exiled
- Federal League Dissolved
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Pernambucan Revolt (1817)
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves
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State of Pernambuco
- Republican Rebels from Neighboring Provinces
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Defeat
- State of Pernambuco Destroyed
- Province of Pernambuco Partitioned
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Brazilian War of Independence (1821–1825)
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Empire of Brazil
- Minas Gerais Slave Army
- Pernambucan Junta
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves
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Victory
- Independence of the Empire of Brazil
- Portugal Expelled form all Brazilian Territory
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War Against the Confederation of the Equator (1824)
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Empire of Brazil
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Confederation of the Equator
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Victory
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Cisplatine War (1825-1828)
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Empire of Brazil
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United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Uruguayan Revebels
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Defeat
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Restaurator Wars (1831-1835)
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Pedro I Loyalists
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Mutinners Defeated
- Ceará Pacified
- Minas Gerais Pacified
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Guanais War (1831-1834)
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Guanais Federation
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Pará War of Independence (1832-1840)
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Pará
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Separatists Defeated
- Genocide in Grão-Pará
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Rusga (1834-1835)
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People of Mato Grosso
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Empire of Brazil
- Government of Mato Grosso
- Portuguese Merchants
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Defeat
- Rebbelion suffocated
- Leaders Executed
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Malé Revolt (1835)
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Empire of Brazil
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Iorubá Rebels
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Victory
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Ragamuffin War (1835-1845)
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Riograndense Republic
Free and Independent Catharinense Republic
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Republicans Defeated
- Republican Leadership Capitulates
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Sabinada (1837–1838)
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Bahian Republic
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Balaiada (1838–1841)
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People of Maranhão
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebels Massacred
- Liberals Lose Political Power
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Rebellion of Manuel Congo (1838)
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Escaped Slaves
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Balaiada (1838–1841)
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People of Maranhão
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebels Massacred
- Liberals Lose Political Power
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Balaiada (1842)
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Liberals
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Empire of Brazil
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Inconclusive
- Liberals Defeated
- A New Liberal Government Pardons the Rebels
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Praieira (1848–1850)
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Republican Rebels
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Anti-Census Revolt (1851–1852)
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People of the Northeast
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Ibicaba Revolt (1856)
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Working Class German Settlers
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebels Defeated
- Prussia Ends the German Colonial Project in Southern Brazil
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Kilo-Breakers Revolt (1872-1877)
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People of Brazil
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebellion Disperses
- Metric System Enforced
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Mucker War (1873-1874)
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Muckers
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Women's Revolt (1875)
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Women of Mossoró
- Rebels of Rio Grande do Norte
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Empire of Brazil
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Inconclusive
- Rebels Disperse
- Obligatory Military Sevice Kept
- Military Documents in Mossoró Destroyed
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20 Revolt (1879-1880)
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People of Rio de Janeiro
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Empire of Brazil
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Victory
- Tram Tax Revogated
- Minister of the Economy Resigns
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Paraense Revolt (1883)
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People of Paraná
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Empire of Brazil
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Defeat
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Cacaolinho Revolt (1891)
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Opposition Leaders
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Republican Democratic Party
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Inconclusive
- Rebels Arrested and Later Pardoned
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First Naval Revolt (1891)
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Brazilian Navy
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
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Settlers Revolt (1891)
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Italian Settlers in Caxias do Sul
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Inconclusive
- Rebels disarm
- Government makes some concessions
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First Tocantins Guerrila (1892-1894)
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Supporters of Colonel Leitão
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Government of Goyaz
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Defeat
- Colonel Leitão Exiled from Tocantins
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Second Naval Revolt (1893-1894)
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Brazilian Navy
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Federalist Revolt (1893-1895)
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Federalists
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Manhuassu War (1896)
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Manhuassu Republic
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Revolutionary Government Destroyed
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Canudos War (1896-1897)
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Canudos
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Canudos Destroyed
- Death of Antônio Conselheiro
- Population Ressetled to Rio de Janeiro
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Canudos War (1896-1897)
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Canudos
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Canudos Destroyed
- Death of Antônio Conselheiro
- Population Ressetled to Rio de Janeiro
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Southern Messianic War (1902-1916)
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Lower Class Rebels
Celestial Monarchy
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Massacre of Rebellious Peasants
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Monarchist Uprising (1902)
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Monarchists
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Victory
- Only Two Small Towns Fall to the Uprising
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Vacine Revolt (1904)
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People of Rio de Janeiro
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
- Obligatory Vaccine Law Repelled
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Second Tocantins Guerrila (1907-1909)
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Tocantinense Separatists
- Grão-Paraense Separatists
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Revolt of the Lash (1910)
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Sailors
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Inconclusive
- De jure end of Physical Punishment for Sailors
- Most Rebel sailors die in Prison
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Revolt of the Lash (1913-1914)
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Ceará
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
- Government Troops Expelled from Ceará
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Revolt of the Lash (1913-1914)
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Ceará
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
- Government Troops Expelled from Ceará
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Anarchist Inssurection (1918)
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Anarchist Alliance of Rio de Janeiro
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Leaders Arrested
- Anarcho-Syndicalism loses all popularity with Workers
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Cangaço de Lampião (1922-1940)
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Lampião's Gang
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Lampião's Gang Defeated
- Bandits Beheaded
- Last Cangaçeiro, Corisco, killed in 1940
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Revolt of the 18 of Copacabana Fort (1922)
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Revolting Soldiers
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Tenentist Revolution of 1924 (1924-1927)
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Tenentists
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebels Crushed in São Paulo
- Rebels Crushed in Manaus
- Prestes Collumn Leaves Brazil in 1927
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Riograndense Civil War (1923)
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Maragatos
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Ximangos
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Defeat
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Princess War (1930)
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Free State of Princesa
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Murder of João Pessoa
- Invasion of Princesa by the Police
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1930 Revolution (1930)
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Liberal Alliance
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
- Rebels March to Rio de Janeiro
- Coup Deposes Washinton Luis
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1932 Counterrevolution (1932)
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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São Paulo
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Victory
- Complete Destruction of São Paulo (City)
- Maracaju Garrison Surrenders
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Revolution of 1935 (1935)
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National Libertarian Alliance
Communist Party of Brazil
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Failed Takeover of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco
- Revolutionary Government in Rio Grande do Norte Dissolves
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Massacre of Santa Cruz do Deserto (1937)
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Calderão de Santa Cruz do Deserto
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- People of Calderão de Santa Cruz do Deserto Genocided
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Integralist Inssurection (1938)
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Brazilian Integralist Action
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Victory
- Integralists Defeated
- Movement Destroyed
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Anti-German, Italian and Japanese Violence (1942-1945)
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Germans, Italians and Japanese Settlers
- Shindo Renmei
- Brazilian Hitlerist Youth Movement
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Inconclusive
- Hundreds of Germans, Italians and Japanese Killed in Pogroms
- Germans Interned in Concentration Camps
- Hundreds of Deaths in Concentration Camps
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Land Struggle in Parana (1947-1951 1957)
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Paraense Peasants
Communist Party of Brazil
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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300 Thousand Strike (1953)
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Strikers
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
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Suicide of Getulio Vargas (1954)
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Getulio Vargas Supporters
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National Democratic Union
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Victory
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1955 Preventive Coup (1955)
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Brazilian Army loyal to Marshall Lott
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Military Conspirators
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Victory
- Military Coup Prevented
- Juscelino Kubitschek takes Power as President
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Jacareacanga Revolt (1956)
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Revolting Soldiers
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Little Bastille (1959)
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People of Rio de Janeiro
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Victory
- Spanish Mafia (supposedly) disartirculated
- Government Nationalizes Maritime Transport Vessels
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Aragarças Revolt (1959)
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Revolting Soldiers
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Rebels Denounced by their own Allies
- Rebels Escape to Paraguay
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Legality Campaign (1961)
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State of Rio Grande do Sul
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Brazilian Armed Forces
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Victory
- Military Coup Prevented
- Government Adopts Parlamentarism
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Coup of 1964 (1964)
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Brazilian Armed Forces
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Defeat
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Brizolist Guerrila (1964-19)
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MR-26
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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War in Rio de Janeiro (1960?-Today)
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Cartels
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Ongoing
- Cartels and Mafia controls large areas of the City
- Extreme Militarization of the Police
- No End in Sight
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Urban Guerrila (1974)
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Various Left-Wing Guerrilas
- MR8
- ALN
- PCBR
- AP
- M3G
- Molipo
- VPR
- VAR-Palmares
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Brizolist Guerrila (1965)
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MR-26
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Brizolist Guerrila (1966-1967)
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MNR
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
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Araguaia Guerrila (1967-1974)
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PCdoB
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Guerrilas Killed
- Leaders Murdered in 1974
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Guerrila of the Lost (1976-1980)
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Peasants
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Federative Republic of Brazil
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Defeat
- Peasants Expelled from their Land
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