First Brazilian Republic
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The First Brazilian Republic, also referred to as the Old Republic, officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil, was the Brazilian state in the period from 1889 to 1930. The Old Republic be
President Venceslau Brás declares war on the Central Powers, October 1917.
President Artur Bernardes (1922–1926) and ministers of state, 1922. National Archives of Brazil.
Empire of Brazil
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The Empire of Brazil was a 19th-century state that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil and Uruguay until the latter achieved independence in 1828. The empire's government was a
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…above the age of 21 to vote, (it was implicitly understood that women did not vote), separated church and state, and dissolved state assemblies under the Empire. Ruy Barbosa was the main handler of financial problems. In the last years of the imperial regime, many financial problems had begun. Ruy Barbosa…
A locomotive in Bahia province (Brazilian northeast), c. 1859
Brazilian artillery in position during the Paraguayan War, 1866
Emperor Pedro II surrounded by prominent politicians and national figures c. 1875
Belém, a medium-sized city and capital of Pará province (Brazilian north), 1889