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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Rio_Branco_Law
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Abolitionism_in_Brazil
gptkb:Brazilian
1871 in law
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Brazil
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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28 September 1871
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gptkbp:effect
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children born to enslaved women after 1871 were considered free
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Brazilian_Empire
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Golden_Law
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gptkbp:historicalName
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part of gradual abolitionist measures in Brazil
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Law of the Free Womb
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gptkbp:language
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Portuguese
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gptkbp:limitation
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owners could hand children over to the state at age 8 for compensation
children remained under the care of slave owners until age 8
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:José_Maria_da_Silva_Paranhos,_Viscount_of_Rio_Branco
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Lei_do_Ventre_Livre
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gptkbp:precededBy
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slavery in Brazil
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gptkbp:purpose
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to free children born to enslaved women after the law's enactment
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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abolition of slavery in Brazil
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_in_Brazil
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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