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Liberal ideas that entered Brazil by way of foreign travelers, books, and other sources incited the revolutionaries. Also, secret societies had formed from the end of the 18th century, often in the form of mason stores, several of which had existed in
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of the rebel leaders: Domingos José Martins, José Luis de Mendonça, Domingos Teotônio Jorge and the
Catholic priests Miguelinho and Pedro de Sousa Tenório. The corpses of the condemned were later mutilated by having their hands and heads cut off. Other corpses were dragged by their heads to a burial
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However, on the date of the emissary's arrival in the United States, the
Pernambuco revolutionaries were already besieged by Portuguese monarchist troops and close to surrender. When Napoleon's four veterans, Count Pontelécoulant, Colonel Latapie, orderly Artong and soldier Roulet, arrived in Brazil
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According to its physical description, the flag's features signify the following: "The blue color in the upper rectangle symbolizes the grandeur of the
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of the North, which the Court did not hesitate to burden with the violence of recruitment and with contributions to cover the expenses of war in the kingdom, in Guiana and in the Prata region. For the governors and functionaries of various capitanias, turning to Lisboa or to Rio was the same
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fort after the provisional government took control of the city. The government originally considered hoisting the French tricolor, but instead appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Father João
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indicates the state within the grouping of the Federation. The sun is the force and energy of Pernambuco, and finally, the cross represents our faith in justice and mutual understanding."
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