📅 7 September 1880
On 7 September 1880, abolitionists including Joaquim Nabuco, André Rebouças, and José do Patrocínio established the Sociedade Brasileira contra a Escravidão. The society connected parliamentary...
📅 1 January 1883
On 1 January 1883, the village of Acarape in Ceará publicly marked the freeing of its remaining enslaved residents; it later became Redenção. The local campaign involved abolitionist organizers and...
📅 9 May 1883
On 9 May 1883, the Confederação Abolicionista was organized in Rio de Janeiro to coordinate antislavery societies from multiple provinces. The network advocated immediate abolition without...
📅 10 July 1880
Ferreira de Meneses launched Gazeta da Tarde in Rio de Janeiro. The newspaper became a major forum against slavery and racial hierarchy; José do Patrocínio later directed it and used its pages to...
📅 28 September 1887
José do Patrocínio launched Cidade do Rio as a daily newspaper and a platform for abolitionist arguments. He chose 28 September, the anniversary of the Free Womb Law, as its first publication date....
