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Lei Áurea: abolition of slavery in Brazil (1888)
Law 3.353 of 13 May 1888 declared slavery in Brazil extinct from that date.
13 May 1888
A two-article law declaring slavery in Brazil extinct and revoking contrary provisions.
Why it mattered
Slavery remained legal in Brazil after it had been abolished in the British, French and Spanish Caribbean colonies (1834-1886).
The law
Article 1 of Law 3.353 of 13 May 1888 declares slavery in Brazil extinct from the date of the law; article 2 revokes contrary provisions.
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- event-in Brazil
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