List of wars involving Brazil

This is a list of wars involving the Federative Republic of Brazil and its predecessor states from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves to the present day.

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	King
Luso–Brazilian conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820)	U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Federal League Entre Ríos Misiones Banda Oriental Corrientes Santa Fe Córdoba	Victory Annexation of the Banda Oriental	John VI
Pernambuco Revolt (1817)	U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Pernambuco rebels	Victory Secessionist revolt put down	John VI

Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	Emperor
Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1825)	Brazil	Portugal	Victory Treaty of Rio de Janeiro (1825)	Pedro I
Confederation of the Equator (1824)	Brazil	Confederates	Victory Secessionist revolt put down
Invasion of Chiquitos (1825)	Brazil	Bolivia	Compromise Peaceful resolution Brazil withdraws troops from Chiquitos
Cisplatine War (1825–1828)	Brazil	United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals	Stalemate Preliminary Peace Convention (1828)
Ragamuffin War (1835–1845)	Brazil	Piratini Republic Juliana Republic Supported by: Colorados Unitarians	Victory Treaty of Poncho Verde	Pedro II
Sabinada (1837–1838)	Brazil	Bahia Republic	Victory Secessionist revolt put down
Platine War (1851–1852)	Brazil Uruguay Entre Ríos Corrientes Unitarians Supported by: France Bolivia United Kingdom Paraguay	Argentina Federalists Blancos	Victory Argentine clout over the Platine region ends^[1] Brazilian hegemony in the Platine region
Uruguayan War (1864–1865)	Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina	Uruguay Blancos Federalists	Victory Colorados takeover in Uruguay
Paraguayan War (1864–1870)	Brazil Argentina Uruguay	Paraguay	Victory Loizaga–Cotegipe Treaty

First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Trinidad Conflict (1893–1895)	Brazil Portugal	Principality of Trinidad United Kingdom	Victory Brazilian sovereignty over Trindade	Floriano Peixoto
French intrusion in Amapá (1895)	Brazil	France	Victory Brazilian sovereignty over Amapá	Prudente de Morais
Acre War (1899–1903)	Acre Brazil	Bolivia Supported by: United States	Victory Treaty of Petrópolis	Campos Sales
World War I (1917–1918)	France United Kingdom Russia United States Italy Brazil	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	Victory Treaty of Versailles	Venceslau Brás

Vargas Era (1930–1945)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Constitutionalist Revolution (1932)	Brazil	São Paulo Maracaju Gaúcho United Front	Victory Brazilian Constitution of 1934	Getúlio Vargas
World War II (1942–1945)^[2]	United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Brazil	Germany Italy	Victory Beginning of the Cold War	Getúlio Vargas

Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)	Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador	Dominican Constitutionalists	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer	Castelo Branco

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Araguaia Guerrilla War 1966-1975	Brazil	Communist Party of Brazil	Victory Guerrilla forces exterminated	Emílio Garrastazu Médici

Sixth Brazilian Republic (1985–present)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Operation Traira (1991)	Brazil Colombia	FARC	Victory Successful operation against FARC	Fernando Collor de Mello

Peacekeeping operations

References

^ Halperín Donghi 2007, p. 91.
^ Brazilian participation in World War II was limited to the Italian Campaign, lasting from 1943 to 1945; Hence Brazil was not involved in the Asian and Pacific theatre.

Bibliography

Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-08-2231-374-8.

[FOOTNOTEHalperín_Donghi200791-1] Halperín Donghi 2007, p. 91.

[2] Brazilian participation in World War II was limited to the Italian Campaign, lasting from 1943 to 1945; Hence Brazil was not involved in the Asian and Pacific theatre.

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List of wars involving Brazil

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822)

Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)

First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930)

Vargas Era (1930–1945)

Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985)

Sixth Brazilian Republic (1985–present)

Peacekeeping operations

See also

References

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