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The
First Brazilian Republic
was proclaimed on 15 November 1889, overthrowing the constitutional monarchy of the
Empire of Brazil
and
ending the reign
of Emperor
Pedro II
. This 1893 oil-on-canvas painting by
Benedito Calixto
depicts the event, which took place in
Rio de Janeiro
. A group of officers of the Brazilian Army, led by Marshal
Deodoro da Fonseca
, had staged a bloodless
coup d'état
, deposing the Emperor and the
Viscount of Ouro Preto
, President of the Council of Ministers. The official proclamation of the republic was approved without a vote. The Emperor was informed and decided not to offer any resistance; he and the
Brazilian imperial family
were exiled to Europe. Calixto's painting now hangs in the
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
.
Painting credit:
Benedito Calixto
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