Lei Áurea
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Lei Áurea was the 1888 Brazilian law that formally abolished slavery throughout Brazil.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lei Áurea of 1888 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian law
ⓘ
abolition law ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | enslaved Africans and Afro-Brazilians ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lei Imperial n. 3.353, de 13 de Maio de 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| articleCount | 2 ⓘ |
| category |
1888 in Brazil
ⓘ
Abolition of slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| commemorationDayInBrazil | 13 de Maio ⓘ |
| compensationToFormerEnslaved | none specified ⓘ |
| compensationToSlaveowners | none specified ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | ordinary law ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Article 1 – declares slavery in Brazil extinguished
ⓘ
Article 2 – revokes contrary provisions ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1888-05-13 ⓘ |
| effect | formal abolition of slavery throughout Brazil ⓘ |
| enactedUnderMonarch | Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Golden Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalName | Lei Imperial n.º 3.353 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBodyInvolved | Brazilian Imperial Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalText | Brazilian imperial legal gazette (Diário Oficial do Império) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Brazilian Empire ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| lawNumber | 3353 ⓘ |
| legacy | marked the end of legal slavery in the Americas ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterEnactment | slavery prohibited in Brazil ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| passedBy |
Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Lei do Ventre Livre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lei dos Sexagenários NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to abolish slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Brazilian abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| repealedInstitution | legal slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| replacedLegalStatus | enslaved persons in Brazil ⓘ |
| shortName | Lei Áurea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryTitle | Princess Imperial Regent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Princess Isabel of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil status
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolition | immediate abolition without compensation to slaveowners ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
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Lei Áurea of 1888