André Rebouças
André Rebouças (born January 13, 1838 in Cachoeira , † May 9, 1898 in Funchal ) was a Brazilian engineer and abolitionist .
His father, Antônio Pereira Rebouças, was the son of a white tailor and a freed slave . As an autodidact , he had made it to the law. Rebouças moved to Rio de Janeiro in February 1846 with his wife and seven children . André Rebouças attended military school after primary school. He then studied engineering and received his engineering diploma in 1860. From 1861 to 1862 André Rebouças made a trip to Europe with his brother Antônio. After their return they worked in port construction and coastal fortification. After serving as a military engineer in the Triple Alliance War against Paraguay , André Rebouças modernized the water supply for Rio de Janeiro. In addition, he was involved in business and politics. He was an advisor to the Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II.
In the 1880s he founded the Brazilian Society against Slavery ("Sociedade Brasileira contra a Escravidão") together with Joaquim Nabuco and José do Patrocínio . The fact that he was himself a mulatto, a descendant of black slaves, but had achieved high social recognition, gave the demands of the abolitionists special weight.
After the military coup of November 15, 1889, Rebouças was forced to go into exile in Europe with the royal family. For two years, until the death of Pedro II, he worked as a correspondent for the London Times in Lisbon . In 1892 he worked in Angola for a year before settling in Madeira . There he committed suicide in 1898.
Web links
- Detailed biography (port.) ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- UOL Educação - Short biography (port.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rebouças, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian engineer and abolitionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cachoeira |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1898 |
| Place of death | Funchal |