📅 1 Yüni 1857
On 1 June 1857, enslaved and freed African ganhadores—workers who carried goods and people through Salvador—stopped work in protest against a municipal ordinance that imposed restrictive...
📅 7 Sèptèmber 1884
On 7 September 1884, Porto Alegre held a public ceremony associated with emancipation and the local Centro Abolicionista. The city’s surviving records document the organized campaign and the public...
📅 4 Òktober 1830
Rio’s municipal code of postures regulated street life, commerce, sanitation, and public order. Such rules shaped the conditions under which enslaved people hired out their labor, including porters,...
📅 14 Mei 1873
São Paulo Resolution no. 93 prohibited municipal licenses for enslaved people to work as coachmen for hire, cart conductors, or water sellers, while allowing a limited exception for private carriage...
