What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1897
- Kind
- Civil war
- Coordinates
- 9.96° S, 39.16° W
- Description
- 1895–1898 internal conflict in Brazil
War of Canudos
1896–1897 internal conflict in Brazil
The War of Canudos was a conflict between the First Brazilian Republic and the residents of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia, between 1896 and 1897. It was waged in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in Brazil and the overthrow of the monarchy.
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