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title: "Brazilian Military Coup Abolishes Monarchy"
year: 1889
country: "Brazil"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1889/brazil-republic-coup"
slug: "brazil-republic-coup"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1889-01-01"
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# Brazilian Military Coup Abolishes Monarchy

> The bloodless coup ousted Emperor Pedro II and installed a federal republic, transforming Brazil from empire to nation-state amid coffee wealth and coffee-planter dominance.

## Summary

The Brazilian Armed Forces are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. They consist of three service branches, the Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Air Force.

## Sources

- [Brazilian military](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Armed_Forces) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1889/brazil-republic-coup