# Canonical recap data for Brazilian Military Coup Abolishes Monarchy (1889)
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slug: brazil-republic-coup
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1889/brazil-republic-coup"
title: Brazilian Military Coup Abolishes Monarchy
subtitle: 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.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1889-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1889
decade: 1880
country:
name: Brazil
slug: brazil
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Emblem_of_the_Brazilian_Armed_Forces.svg/1280px-Emblem_of_the_Brazilian_Armed_Forces.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Brazilian Armed Forces"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Armed_Forces"
  title: Brazilian military
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- election
metaDescription: The Brazilian Armed Forces are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. They consist of three service branches, the Brazilian Army, Bra
wikidataQid: Q598435
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701095950/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Armed_Forces"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Brazilian military
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Armed_Forces"
