Lei Áurea
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The Lei Áurea, 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, an opponent of slavery, who acted as regent t
Manuscript of the Lei Áurea Brazilian National Archives
Large open mass celebrated in thanksgiving for the Abolition of Slavery in Brazil, in 1888, in Campo de São Cristóvão. Princess Isabel and Count of Eu are in the left corner, under an imperial tent
Dona Isabel, known as "the Redemptress", was the Princess Imperial of Brazil and heir presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. She served as regent of the empire on three occasions and was a
Lei Áurea
…Portuguese pronunciation: ; 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. The Lei Áurea was preceded by the Rio Branco Law of…
Photo by Joaquim Insley Pacheco, c. 1870
Isabel at age 12, 1858
Princesses Leopoldina (left) and Isabel (center) with an unidentified friend, c. 1860
Isabel around age 19, c. 1865 (photograph by Augusto Stahl)