Revolta da Armada

Brazilian Naval Revolt
Date	1893–1894
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Result	Government victory
Belligerents
Brazil; Support:; United States	Navy mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Floriano Peixoto; Hermes da Fonseca; Jerônimo Gonçalves; Antônio M. César; José Jardim; Andrew E. K. Benham; Willard H. Brownson;	Custódio de Melo; Saldanha da Gama; Eduardo Wandenkolk;
Strength
10 forts (Army control); ; Loyalist Navy Squad:; 2 cruisers; 1 torpedo-boat destroyer; 6 torpedo boats; 2 monitors; 4 auxiliary cruisers; 2 gunboats	1 fort (rebel control); ; Rebel Navy Squad:; 2 coastal battleships; 4 cruisers; 2 monitor; 1 gunboat; 7 torpedo boats; 9 auxiliary cruisers
Casualties and losses
4 ships sunk; Several fortifications destroyed or severely damaged;	12 ships sunk; Large

The Brazilian Naval Revolts, or the Revoltas da Armada (in Portuguese), were armed mutinies promoted mainly by admirals Custódio José de Melo and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of rebel Brazilian navy ships against the claimed unconstitutional staying in power of president Floriano Peixoto.^[2]

The United States supported the incumbent government against the insurgents.^[3]

^ Brassey, Thomas Allnutt "The Naval Annual; 1894" Elibron Classics/Adamant Media Corporation 2006, Chapter XI "The Naval Revolt in Brazil"
^ Smith, Joseph "Brazil and the United States; convergence and divergence" University of Georgia Press 2010, page 39
^ Timm, Charles (1924). "The Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Brazil During the Naval Revolt of 1893". The Southwestern Political and Social Science Quarterly. 5 (2): 119–137. JSTOR 42884015.