Rio Branco Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Law of Free Birth
gptkbp:category gptkb:Abolitionism_in_Brazil
gptkb:Brazilian
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Brazil
28 September 1871
gptkbp:effect did not free existing slaves
created legal status of 'ingênuos' for children born free
gptkbp:enactedBy Brazilian Parliament
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Golden_Law
gptkb:Lei_dos_Sexagenários
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rio Branco Law
gptkbp:mainProvision children born to enslaved women after the law's enactment were considered free
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Viscount_of_Rio_Branco
gptkbp:precededBy slavery in Brazil
gptkbp:purpose gradual abolition of slavery
gptkbp:relatedTo abolition of slavery in Brazil
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Princess_Isabel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_of_the_Free_Womb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6