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1. 1. 1889

   Como um imperador caiu, um marechal subiu e um século começou

   

   A narrative history that retraces the political, social and military forces that toppled Brazil’s monarchy in November 1889, showing how the abolition of slavery, tensions between the emperor and elites, rising republican sentiment among officers, and the ambitions of coffee oligarchs combined to produce a largely bloodless coup; the book examines key personalities, the myths and misunderstandings around the proclamation, and how the new regime’s promises quickly gave way to oligarchic rule and continuing exclusion of broad segments of society.