The History of Brazil: Empire, Slavery, and South America's Giant — Fexingo History — Podkast

The Portuguese Court in Brazil: How 1808 Reshaped a Nation 29.07.2026 6min

In 1807, as Napoleon's armies swept across Iberia, the Portuguese royal family made an unprecedented decision: they fled to their largest colony, Brazil. This episode of The History of Brazil explores the 13 years (1808–1821) when Rio de Janeiro became the capital of the Portuguese Empire. We discuss the perilous Atlantic crossing under British escort, the immediate economic reforms—including the opening of Brazilian ports to friendly nations—and the founding of key institutions like the Bank of Brazil, the Royal Press, and the National Library. We also examine the contradictions: the court's arrival brought European culture and relative prosperity to Rio, yet slavery remained the backbone of the economy, and the British pressure to end the slave trade was resisted by Dom João VI. The episode covers the elevation of Brazil to a kingdom in 1815, the 1817 Pernambucan Revolt, and the eventual return of Dom João to Portugal, leaving his son Pedro as regent—a move that set the stage for Brazil's declaration of independence in 1822. Specific figures include Dom João VI, Queen Carlota Joaquina, and the French Artistic Mission led by Joachim Lebreton. #BrazilHistory #DomJoaoVI #PortugueseCourt #1808 #RiodeJaneiro #NapoleonicWars #ColonialBrazil #BankofBrazil #OpeningthePorts #BritishInfluence #SlaveTrade #PernambucanRevolt #UnitedKingdomofPortugal #FrenchArtisticMission #Independence #FexingoHistory #Empire #SouthAmerica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The War of the Emboabas: Brazil's Gold Rush Civil War 28.07.2026 5min

In the early 1700s, Brazil's gold rush sparked a bitter civil war between the Paulista pioneers who first found the riches and the Portuguese newcomers who flooded in to claim their share. This episode dives into the War of the Emboabas (1707–1709), a bloody conflict that pitted backwoods explorers against foreign opportunists, leading to the massacre at Capão da Traição, the rise of the miner-adventurer Borba Gato, and the founding of Vila Rica (modern Ouro Preto). We explore how gold transformed the colony, ignited internal strife, and forced the Portuguese Crown to impose a new administrative order—creating the captaincies of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Join us for a raw look at the greed, betrayal, and violence that carved out the heart of colonial Brazil. #History #FexingoHistory #WarOfTheEmboabas #BrazilianGoldRush #MinasGerais #Paulistas #Emboabas #BorbaGato #CapãoDaTraição #VilaRica #OuroPreto #Bandeirantes #ColonialBrazil #Gold #CivilWar #1700s #Sertão #PortugueseEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Amazon Rubber Boom: How Manaus Became the Paris of the Jungle 28.07.2026 5min

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Amazon rainforest became the world's sole source of wild rubber, sparking a feverish boom that transformed the remote river city of Manaus into a fantastically wealthy metropolis. This episode explores how rubber barons built a sumptuous opera house, imported European luxuries, and indulged in breathtaking extravagance while the indigenous seringueiros who tapped the trees lived in debt peonage. Lucas and Luna trace the rise of the rubber trade, the brutal conditions of extraction, and the sudden collapse when Henry Wickham smuggled seeds to Kew Gardens, leading to British plantations in Southeast Asia that destroyed Brazil's monopoly. They also touch on later attempts to revive Amazon rubber, including Henry Ford's ill-fated Fordlândia. A story of incredible wealth, exploitation, and a cautionary tale about dependence on a single commodity. #RubberBoom #Manaus #Amazon #BrazilHistory #Seringueiros #HenryWickham #Fordlândia #BelleÉpoque #OperaHouse #Exploitation #CommodityBoom #SoutheastAsia #KewGardens #IndigenousPeoples #Slavery #19thCentury #20thCentury #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1798 Tailors' Revolt: Brazil's Forgotten Revolution 27.07.2026 8min

In 1798, a group of tailors, soldiers, freedmen, and radicals in Salvador, Bahia plotted to overthrow Portuguese rule and establish a republic inspired by the French Revolution. Their demands included the abolition of slavery, free trade, and equal rights for all races. The conspiracy was betrayed, its leaders executed or exiled. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Revolta dos Alfaiates — the Tailors' Revolt — uncovering the ideology, key figures like João de Deus and Cipriano Barata, and the brutal repression by the colonial authorities. They discuss how this early independence movement foreshadowed later struggles and why it remains a lesser-known but crucial chapter in Brazil's path to nationhood. #RevoltaDosAlfaiates #ConjuraçãoBaiana #TailorsRevolt #BrazilianIndependence #Salvador #Bahia #FrenchRevolution #CiprianoBarata #JoãoDeDeus #ManuelFaustino #LucasDantas #Abolition #RepublicanBrazil #1798 #ColonialBrazil #HistoryOfBrazil #FexingoHistory #SouthAmerica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1922 Modern Art Week That Redefined Brazil 27.07.2026 7min

In 1922, as Brazil celebrated a century of independence, a group of artists and writers stormed the Teatro Municipal in São Paulo to declare cultural war. The Semana de Arte Moderna — Modern Art Week — was a three-day festival of poetry, music, and painting that scandalized the elite and ignited a movement. This episode follows the key figures: Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Tarsila do Amaral, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. We explore their radical idea of 'anthropophagy' — devouring foreign influences to create something authentically Brazilian. From the riotous performances to the lasting legacy in literature, art, and music, hear how a few rebels in São Paulo changed the way Brazil saw itself. A story of identity, rebellion, and the birth of modern Brazilian culture. #Brazil #ModernArtWeek #1922 #SãoPaulo #MárioDeAndrade #OswaldDeAndrade #TarsilaDoAmaral #VillaLobos #Anthropophagy #CulturalHistory #ArtRevolution #FexingoHistory #SemanaDeArteModerna #BrazilianIdentity #Modernismo #20thCentury #LatinAmerica #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Johan Maurits and the Dutch Colony of New Holland in Brazil 26.07.2026 6min

In this episode of The History of Brazil, Lucas and Luna explore the forgotten Dutch colony of New Holland, which flourished in northeastern Brazil from 1630 to 1654. They focus on the remarkable governor Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, a Renaissance prince who transformed Recife into Mauritsstad, a city of palaces, gardens, and scientific inquiry. Lucas explains how the Dutch West India Company seized Pernambuco during the Iberian Union, and how Johan Maurits governed with unusual tolerance, allowing Catholics, Jews, and Protestants to coexist while fostering artists like Frans Post and naturalists who documented Brazil's flora and fauna. But the colony was built on sugar and slavery, and after Maurits's departure, Portuguese resentment boiled over into the War of Dutch Brazil, culminating in the decisive Second Battle of Guararapes in 1649, often hailed as the birthplace of the Brazilian army. Lucas and Luna discuss the legacy of New Holland—how its brief existence left lasting marks on architecture, culture, and national identity. They also reflect on the costs of colonialism and the complex figure of Johan Maurits, caught between enlightenment ideals and the brutal realities of the plantation economy. A nuanced look at a pivotal chapter often overshadowed by later events. #DutchBrazil #NewHolland #JohanMaurits #FransPost #Guararapes #Recife #Pernambuco #ColonialBrazil #DutchWestIndiaCompany #Sugar #Slavery #BrazilianHistory #17thCentury #SouthAmerica #History #FexingoHistory #WIC #Mauritsstad Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Inconfidência Mineira: Brazil's First Independence Conspiracy 26.07.2026 5min

In 1789, a group of poets, soldiers, and intellectuals in the gold-rich captaincy of Minas Gerais plotted to overthrow Portuguese rule and create a republic. Inspired by the American Revolution and the Enlightenment, the conspirators—including the dentist-turned-revolutionary Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes—envisioned a free Brazil with its capital in São João del-Rei. But betrayal, a harsh crackdown, and the execution of Tiradentes turned him into a martyr. This episode explores the conspiracy's roots in the decline of gold mining, the influence of French philosophy, and the complex web of informants and judges that crushed the movement. We discuss the key figures: the poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, the wealthy Alvarenga Peixoto, and the tragic fate of Cláudio Manuel da Costa. We also examine how the Inconfidência became a foundational myth for independent Brazil, with Tiradentes' image later used by republicans, monarchists, and military regimes alike. #InconfidênciaMineira #Tiradentes #Brazil #MinasGerais #ColonialBrazil #GoldCycle #Enlightenment #History #FexingoHistory #VilaRica #OuroPreto #JoaquimJosédaSilvaXavier #TomásAntônioGonzaga #AlvarengaPeixoto #CláudioManueldaCosta #PortugueseEmpire #Conspiracy #Martyr Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Paraguayan War: Brazil's Worst Conflict and the Rise of Caxias 25.07.2026 6min

In the 1860s, Brazil under Emperor Dom Pedro II was drawn into a devastating war against Paraguay. This episode follows the conflict from the capture of the steamship Marquês de Olinda to the final battle at Cerro Corá. We examine the key battles — Riachuelo, Tuyutí, the siege of Humaitá — and the leadership of the Duke of Caxias, who turned the tide for the Triple Alliance. We also discuss the war's staggering human cost, its role in weakening Brazil's monarchy, and its enduring legacy in South American history. Names like Francisco Solano López, Admiral Barroso, and the Count d'Eu come to life in this deep dive into a war that reshaped a continent. #WarOfTheTripleAlliance #ParaguayanWar #DukeOfCaxias #FranciscoSolanoLópez #BattleOfRiachuelo #SiegeOfHumaitá #BattleOfTuyutí #CerroCorá #BrazilianEmpire #DomPedroII #CountdEu #AdmiralBarroso #TripleAlliance #SouthAmericanHistory #MilitaryHistory #EmpireOfBrazil #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Bandeirantes: Brazil's Paulista Explorers Who Opened the Interior 24.07.2026 6min

Before Brazil was a continental nation, its vast interior was a mystery to coastal colonists. This episode follows the bandeirantes — rough-hewn explorers from São Paulo who, from the late 16th to the 18th century, pushed deep into the sertão in search of Indigenous slaves, precious metals, and unknown lands. We trace the roots of the bandeiras, the expeditions that gave them their name; the shifting goals from slaving to gold-hunting; and the lasting legacy of figures like Raposo Tavares, who traversed thousands of miles from the Atlantic to the Andes. We also confront the painful paradox: these men were both nation-builders and architects of extreme violence against Indigenous peoples, capturing tens of thousands and destroying Jesuit missions. Their discoveries of gold and diamonds in Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, and Goiás sparked Brazil's first great economic booms and changed the colony's demographic and political center of gravity. Yet their methods — brutal, ruthless, and often lawless — left a shadow that still shapes debates about Brazil's frontier history. This episode offers a nuanced look at the bandeirantes as both pioneers and predators, grounding their story in specific names, dates, and places. #Bandeirantes #BrazilHistory #Sertão #RaposoTavares #SãoPaulo #MinasGerais #GoldRush #IndigenousSlavery #JesuitMissions #ColonialBrazil #Paulistas #DomPedroII #Monções #Cuiabá #Diamonds #MatoGrosso #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1838 Balaiada: Brazil's Cotton Rebellion 24.07.2026 8min

Lucas and Luna explore the Balaiada, a massive but often-overlooked popular revolt that convulsed Maranhão from 1838 to 1841. They trace its origins to the collapse of cotton markets, the manipulation by local elites, and the unlikely leadership of a basket weaver named Manuel Francisco dos Anjos Ferreira — the 'Balaio.' They discuss the role of the black leader Cosme Bento das Chagas, who commanded a quilombo army of thousands, and the brutal repression by the future Duke of Caxias. The episode examines how the Balaiada blurred class, race, and regional lines, and how it became a cautionary tale about the instability of the Regency period. Along the way, they touch on Maranhão's distinct economy, the Portuguese merchant monopoly, and the legacy of Caxias, who used the rebellion to cement his reputation as Brazil's 'Pacificador.' This is a deep dive into one of the most chaotic episodes in Brazilian history, where cowherds, basket weavers, quilombolas, and liberal landowners briefly united against a common enemy — before turning on each other. #Balaiada #Maranhão #RegencyBrazil #ManuelFranciscoDosAnjos #CosmeBento #DukeOfCaxias #Caxias #Quilombo #CottonCrisis #BrazilianHistory #PopularRevolt #19thCentury #Sertão #LuisAlvesDeLimaESilva #Pacifier #Brazil #SouthAmerica #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1834 Additional Act: Brazil's Forgotten Constitutional Revolution 23.07.2026 6min

In 1834, during the turbulent Regency era, Brazil passed the Ato Adicional — a set of constitutional reforms that decentralized power, created provincial assemblies, and reshaped the empire's political landscape. This episode explores how the Additional Act emerged from the chaos of the Regency period, following Dom Pedro I's abdication in 1831. Lucas and Luna discuss the key figures behind the reform — including Diogo Antônio Feijó, the regent-priest, and the moderate liberals who sought to prevent the country from fragmenting like Spanish America. They examine the act's provisions: the creation of provincial legislative assemblies, the abolition of the Council of State, and the establishment of the neutral municipality of Rio de Janeiro as the imperial capital. But the reform had unintended consequences — it unleashed provincial ambitions that led to the 1835 Cabanagem in Pará, the 1837 Sabinada in Bahia, and the 1838 Balaiada in Maranhão. The episode also covers the conservative backlash under the 1837 Lei de Interpretação that reversed some of the changes, and how these struggles foreshadowed Brazil's long debate between centralization and federalism. A deep dive into a pivotal but often overlooked moment in Brazilian political history. #Brazil #AtoAdicional #Regency #DomPedroI #Feijó #ProvincialAssemblies #Federalism #EmpireOfBrazil #1834 #Cabanagem #Sabinada #Balaiada #LeiDeInterpretação #CouncilOfState #RioDeJaneiro #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1964 Brazilian Coup: How the Military Seized Power 23.07.2026 7min

In this episode of The History of Brazil, Lucas and Luna explore the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état that ousted President João Goulart and installed a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years. They discuss the political crisis of the early 1960s, including Goulart's reform proposals, the March of the Family with God for Liberty, and the role of US support. The episode covers key events like the navy mutiny, the speeches at Central do Brasil, and the self-coup by the military, as well as the immediate aftermath: the Institutional Acts, repression, and the legacy of authoritarian rule. Lucas explains how the coup reshaped Brazil's democracy and society, drawing connections to earlier episodes on Vargas and the Republic. #1964BrazilianCoup #JoãoGoulart #BrazilianDictatorship #MarchOfTheFamilyWithGodForLiberty #CentralDoBrasil #InstitutionalActs #USSupport #BrazilianHistory #MilitaryRegime #ColdWar #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAmerica #Brazil #Democracy #Authoritarianism #Reforms #CoupDetat Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Dom Pedro II: Brazil's Emperor-Philosopher Who Lost a Throne 22.07.2026 6min

For nearly half a century, Dom Pedro II ruled Brazil as a constitutional emperor who preferred books to banquets, telescopes to thrones. This episode explores the paradox of a monarch who championed abolition, railroads, and free speech—yet was overthrown in a military coup in 1889. We trace his early education under the tutelage of José Bonifácio, his patronage of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, his friendship with writers like Machado de Assis, and his quiet exile in Europe. The conversation also examines his ambivalent relationship with slavery: a man who personally hated the institution but felt politically trapped by the planter class. We end with the strange legacy of a king who loved his country more than power—and was deposed for it. #DomPedroII #BrazilianEmpire #Abolition #MachadoDeAssis #LeiAurea #Monarchy #Positivism #Republic #Exile #Petropolis #BrazilianHistory #Emperor #Slavery #ConstitutionalMonarchy #History #FexingoHistory #SouthAmerica #Brazil Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1904 Vaccine Revolt: When Rio Raged Against Public Health 22.07.2026 7min

In November 1904, Rio de Janeiro erupted in one of the most paradoxical uprisings in Brazilian history: the Vaccine Revolt. For ten days, thousands of Cariocas fought street battles against a president who was trying to force them to take a smallpox shot. This episode dives into the clash between the positivist republic of President Rodrigues Alves, who dreamed of a European-style capital, and the city's poor and working class, who saw compulsory vaccination as just another government intrusion. We follow the story of Dr. Oswaldo Cruz, the public health crusader, and the unlikely opposition alliance of monarchists, positivists, labor activists, and angry residents. The revolt forced the government to backtrack on the vaccine mandate, but the smallpox epidemic later vindicated the campaign. We also touch on how this uprising foreshadowed later debates about state power, bodily autonomy, and public health — from the 1918 flu pandemic to modern vaccine hesitancy. #VaccineRevolt #RevoltaDaVacina #OswaldoCruz #RodriguesAlves #RioDeJaneiro #Smallpox #YellowFever #PublicHealth #Positivism #UrbanReform #Monarchists #Jacobinos #GuanabaraBay #BrazilianHistory #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAmerica #1904 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Brazil's 1837 Sabinada: The Bahia Revolt That Declared Its Own Republic 21.07.2026 7min

In November 1837, while Brazil was still reeling from the Cabanagem in the north, the city of Salvador da Bahia erupted in a new rebellion. The Sabinada was a middle-class uprising led by doctor and journalist Francisco Sabino Álvares da Rocha Vieira, who proclaimed the independent Republic of Bahia until the rightful emperor came of age. For four months, the rebels held Salvador against a siege by government forces commanded by João Crisóstomo Calado. This episode explores the social fractures of regency-era Brazil: the tension between Bahian nativism and central authority, the role of the press and secret societies, the brutal recapture of the city in March 1838, and the enduring question of why the Sabinada failed to attract the popular support that fueled other revolts. We also look at how the rebellion's leader survived exile, only to die in obscurity in the Amazon. #Sabinada #FranciscoSabino #Bahia #Salvador #RegencyBrazil #BrazilianEmpire #1837 #1838 #RepublicOfBahia #JoãoCrisóstomoCalado #Cabanagem #MasonicLodges #FortalezaDeSãoPedro #BrazilianRevolts #LucasAndLuna #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAmerica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1893 Naval Revolt: Brazil's Armada Against the President 21.07.2026 5min

Episode 169 of The History of Brazil turns to the Revolta da Armada (1893–94), a devastating naval rebellion that nearly tore apart the young republic. President Floriano Peixoto faced mutinous warships in Guanabara Bay, commanded by Admiral Custódio de Melo, who bombarded Rio de Janeiro and even seized the port of Desterro (modern Florianópolis). We explore the revolt's origins in the fragile post-empire political order, the rivalry between the army and navy, and the role of foreign powers—including the US Navy's dramatic intervention by the cruiser USS Detroit. Lucas and Luna discuss the revolt's brutal repression, the summary executions of captured rebels, and how this episode deepened the rift between Brazil's armed forces, shaping civil-military relations for decades. Along the way, they touch on the jacobinos (radical republicans), the silent figure of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, and the strange fate of Admiral Saldanha da Gama, who died fighting in the northern backlands years later. #RevoltaDaArmada #BrazilianHistory #FlorianoPeixoto #CustódioDeMelo #SaldanhaDaGama #GuanabaraBay #USSDetroit #BrazilianNavy #RepublicOfBrazil #1893 #NavalRevolt #Jacobinos #Desterro #Florianópolis #MilitaryHistory #SouthAmerica #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The War of the Farrapos: Brazil's Ten-Year Republican Rebellion 20.07.2026 9min

In this episode of The History of Brazil, Lucas and Luna explore the War of the Farrapos (1835–1845), Brazil's longest and most dramatic regional rebellion. They trace the conflict from its origins in Rio Grande do Sul's cattle-ranching economy and resentment of imperial taxation, through the proclamation of the Riograndense Republic led by Bento Gonçalves and Antônio de Sousa Neto, to the guerrilla campaigns of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Anita Garibaldi. The conversation examines the role of enslaved soldiers promised freedom, the brutal naval warfare on the Lagoa dos Patos, and the peace negotiation led by Luís Alves de Lima e Silva (the future Duque de Caxias), which ended the rebellion with an amnesty that ultimately strengthened the central empire. The episode also touches on the rebellion's legacy for Brazilian federalism and its surprising connection to Garibaldi's later unification of Italy. #WarOfTheFarrapos #RiograndenseRepublic #BentoGonçalves #GiuseppeGaribaldi #AnitaGaribaldi #DuqueDeCaxias #BrazilianEmpire #RioGrandeDoSul #Farroupilha #BrazilianHistory #SouthAmerica #CattleRanching #Slavery #Federalism #Garibaldi #LagoaDosPatos #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1640 Restoration of Portuguese Brazil: A King's Abdication and a Colony's Rebirth 20.07.2026 8min

In 1640, a coup in Lisbon restored Portugal's independence from Spain, but for Brazil, it sparked a crisis of loyalty. This episode of The History of Brazil follows the dramatic events of the Restoration War, focusing on the figure of Dom João IV, the Bragança king who had to win the allegiance of a colony that had grown used to autonomy under the Habsburgs. We explore the role of Salvador de Sá, the governor of Rio de Janeiro who navigated the transition, and the failed Dutch invasion of Bahia that tested the new allegiance. Along the way, we encounter the Câmara of Salvador, the city council that debated whether to accept João IV's rule, and the economic pressures that tied Brazil's sugar fortunes to Lisbon's fate. Why did Brazil's elites ultimately side with the Restoration? And how did this moment shape the colony's sense of itself? #BrazilHistory #RestorationWar #DomJoãoIV #PortugueseEmpire #SalvadorDeSá #DutchBrazil #Bahia #UnionOfIberia #BragançaDynasty #1640 #ColonialBrazil #SugarTrade #CâmaraDeSalvador #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAmerica #PortugueseColonies #EarlyModern Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1710 French Invasion of Rio de Janeiro 19.07.2026 6min

In 1710, French privateer Jean-François Duclerc landed near Rio de Janeiro, hoping to seize the gold-rich port. The invasion failed, but a year later a larger fleet under René Duguay-Trouin succeeded, holding the city for ransom. This episode tells the story of both attacks, the surprising Brazilian resistance that killed Duclerc, and the geopolitical fallout that reshaped Portugal's colonial priorities. We discuss the role of the Carioca neighborhood's name, the mysterious death of Duclerc, and how the invasion prompted the fortification of Rio. A little-known chapter in Brazil's colonial wars, but one that reveals tensions between Portugal, France, and the local elites. #FrenchInvasion #RioDeJaneiro #1710 #DuguayTrouin #Duclerc #ColonialBrazil #PortugueseEmpire #SouthAmerica #War #Piracy #History #FexingoHistory #Carioca #Gold #Fortifications #BrazilianHistory #18thCentury #France Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1880s Abolitionist Tide: How Brazil Ended Slavery 19.07.2026 8min

In 1888, Brazil became the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery, passing the Lei Áurea or Golden Law. But that final act was the culmination of decades of struggle. This episode traces the final push for abolition in the 1880s: the growing abolitionist movement in cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the role of figures like José do Patrocínio and Joaquim Nabuco, the escape networks of the quilombos and the caifazes, the political weakening of the slaveholding coffee barons after the Paraguayan War, and the quiet resistance of enslaved people themselves. We also look at the military's refusal to hunt runaways and the pressure from Britain. How did an empire built on slavery finally let go — and what came next for the four million freed people? #Abolition #LeiÁurea #JosédoPatrocínio #JoaquimNabuco #Caifazes #Quilombo #ImperialBrazil #DomPedroII #PrincesaIsabel #SlaveRevolt #CoffeeBarons #GoldenLaw #1888 #RioDeJaneiro #SãoPaulo #BritishPressure #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo