Brazilian Anti-Slavery Society

The Brazilian Anti-Slavery Society (Portuguese: Sociedade Brasileira contra a Escravidão, SBCE) was a Brazilian institution created by the engineer André Rebouças in partnership with statesman and writer Joaquim Nabuco, and lawyer and journalist José do Patrocínio. It was created on September 7, 1880, with the purpose of fighting against slavery in Brazil. Slavery was abolished in the country in 1888.

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