Chibata Revolt

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The Chibata Revolt (more in Revolta da Chibata) was a movement of thousands of sailors in Brazilian Old Navy which started when João Cândido Felisberto (the leader of the conspiration) was sent to England to learn about the new dreadnought Minas Gerais. Its mutiny took place from November 22nd to November 27th, 1910, in Rio de Janeiro, which was by that time the capital of Brazil.

During the Chibata mutiny, more than two thousands sailors rebelled against the use of physical punishments to their faults, and they shot President Palace (Palácio do Catete) and threatened Government to bomb all Rio de Janeiro, if the use of Chibata (a kind of whip) were not stopped in Navy 22 years after the Slavery Abolition (Abolição). The movement was successful, since it represented the end of Chibata, but Government betrayed sailors amnesty and killed around one hundred and retired more than one thousand among the rebellious.

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  • João Cândido, o Almirante Negro. Rio de Janeiro: Museu da Imagem e do Som, 1999. il. fotos.
  • ROLAND, Maria Inês. A Revolta da Chibata. São Paulo: Editora Saraiva, 2000. ISBN|8502030957
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  • http://pt.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revolta_da_Chibata

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