List of wars involving Brazil

This is a list of wars, rebellions and conflicts involving Brazil from the colonial period to the present day.

Colonial Brazil

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Iguape War (1534–1536)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Spanish invaders	Victory Spaniards flee to Buenos Aires.
Tamoyo Confederation (1554–1567)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Tupinambá people	Victory Native resistance annihilated.
Aimoré War (1555–1673)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Aimoré people	Victory Resistance annihilated.
French invasions of Brazil (1555–1736)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco	Kingdom of France	Victory Expulsion of French troops.
Palmares War (early 17th century–1695)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Bandeirantes	Quilombo dos Palmares	Victory Destruction of mocambos.
Tupinambá Revolt (1618)	Portugal under Philip of Spain State of Brazil	Tupinambá people	Victory Massacre of natives.
Dutch invasions of Brazil (1624–1654)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco	Dutch Republic New Holland	Victory Treaty of The Hague (1661)
Acclamation of Amador Bueno (1641)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Nativists	Victory Failure in forming a kingdom. Amador Bueno swears loyalty to John IV.
Cachaça Revolt (1660–1661)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Rio de Janeiro rebels	Victory Rebellion defeated.
Conjuration of Our Father (1666)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Pernambuco rebels	Victory Jerônimo de Mendonça Furtado removed from the post of governor. André Vidal de Negreiros appointed provisional governor.
Barbarians' War (1683–1713)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Confederação dos Cariris	Victory Resistance defeated.
Beckman Revolt (1684)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Maranhão rebels	Victory Rebels defeated.
Mura War (18th century)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Mura people	Victory Native resistance defeated.
War of the Emboabas (1707–1709)	"Emboabas" of Portugal	Bandeirantes	Victory Expulsion of São Paulo bandeirantes — in smaller number — from Minas Gerais.
Mascate War (1710–1711)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Vila do Recife	Vila de Olinda	Victory Reconstitution Pelourinho do Recife. Re-opening of Recife Municipal Chamber.
Salt Revolt (1710–1720)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	São Paulo rebels	Victory Rebellion defeated.
Mandu Ladino Revolt (1712–1719)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Tupi people	Victory Native rebellion refeated.
Vila Rica Revolt (1720)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Supporters of Filipe dos Santos	Victory Rebellion defeated.
Manaó War (1723–1728)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Manaó people	Victory Manaós defeated.
Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Spanish Empire	Victory Withdrawing of Spanish troops.
Guaraní War (1750–1756)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Spanish Empire	Guarani people	Victory Treaty of El Pardo (1761)
Fantastic War (1762–1763)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil  United Kingdom	Spanish Empire  Kingdom of France	Inconclusive Expulsion of Spaniards from Mato Grosso and central Brazil. Temporary Spanish occupation of Rio Grande do Sul.
Inconfidência Mineira (1789)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Inconfidentes	Victory Rebellion defeated. Exile and execution of leaders. Failure in the independence of Minas Gerais.
Rio de Janeiro Conjuration (1794–1795)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Conjurated from Rio	Victory Rebellion defeated. Failure in the independence of Rio de Janeiro.
1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates (1796–1799)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Conjurated from Bahia	Victory Rebellion defeated. Failure in the independence of Bahia.
Conspiracy of Suassuna (1800–1801)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Pernambuco rebels	Victory Rebellion defeated. Failure in the independence of Pernambuco.
War of the Oranges (1801)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Spanish Empire  First French Republic	Victory Conquest of territories south of Brazil. Loss of territories in the Guianas.
Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil  United Kingdom	First French Empire	Victory French Guiana occupied by Portugal until 1817.
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812)	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata	United Provinces	Inconclusive Failure in the annexation of the Banda Oriental.

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	King
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820)	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Federal League  Entre Ríos  Misiones	Victory Annexation of the Banda Oriental	John VI
Pernambucan revolt (1817)	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Captaincy of Pernambuco	Victory Revolt suppressed Fail in the process of independence of Pernambuco. Important step in the process of independence of Brazil
Liberal Revolution in Bahia and Grão-Pará (1821)	United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Captaincy of Bahia Captaincy of Grão-Pará	Victory Revolt suppressed

Empire of Brazil

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	Emperor
Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1824)	Empire of Brazil	Portugal	Victory Territorial unity of the Empire	Pedro I
Confederation of the Equator (1824)	Empire of Brazil	Confederates	Victory Secessionist revolt put down
Cisplatine War (1825–1828)	Empire of Brazil	United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals	Stalemate Independence of Uruguay
Revolt of the Mercenaries (1828)	Empire of Brazil Kingdom of France British Empire	Irish mercenaries German mercenaries	Victory Revolt suppressed
War of Cabanos (1832–1835)	Empire of Brazil	Rebels	Victory Rebellion crushed	Regency (on behalf of Pedro II)
Cabanagem Revolt (1835–1840)	Empire of Brazil	Rebels	Victory Rebellion crushed
Ragamuffin War (1835–1845)	Empire of Brazil	Riograndense Republic  Juliana Republic	Victory Defeat of the republican uprising
Sabinada (1837–1838)	Empire of Brazil	Bahia Republic	Victory Rebellion crushed
Balaiada Revolt (1838–1841)	Empire of Brazil	Rebels	Victory Rebellion crushed
Liberal Rebellions (1842)	Empire of Brazil	Liberal rebels	Victory Rebellion crushed	Pedro II
Praieira Revolt (1848–1849)	Empire of Brazil	Praieiros	Victory Defeat of the local rebellion in Pernambuco
Paranagua War (1850)	Empire of Brazil	British Empire	Compromise Decline between the relations of Brazil and the United Kingdom. Law Eusébio de Queirós. HMS Cormorant damaged. Expulsion of the British ship from the Brazilian coast. Fire of the Donna Ana and Mermaid Brig. Confiscation of the Galera Campeadora.
Platine War (1851–1852)	Empire of Brazil  Uruguay  Entre Ríos  Corrientes Unitarians	Argentina Federalists Blancos	Victory Argentine clout over the Platine region ends[1] Brazilian hegemony in the Platine region
Christie Question (1862–1865)	Empire of Brazil	British Empire	Compromise Peaceful conflict resolution Release of British naval officers Payment of compensation required by the British Diplomatic relations resumed in 1865 Formal withdrawal to the Brazilian government
Uruguayan War (1864–1865)	Empire of Brazil Colorados Unitarians	Uruguay Blancos Federalists	Victory Colorados takeover, regime change in Uruguay
Paraguayan War (1864–1870)	Empire of Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay	Paraguay	Victory Allied occupation of Paraguay

First Brazilian Republic

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Federalist Revolution (1893–1895)	Brazil	Federalists National Party	Victory Revolution defeated	Floriano Peixoto
Revolta da Armada (1893-1894)	Brazil	Navy mutineers	Victory Navy mutinies put down
French intrusion in Amapá (1895)	Brazil	France	Victory Expulsion of French troops End of Amapá expedition Brazilian sovereignty over the territory of Amapá	Prudente de Morais
War of Canudos (1896–1897)	Brazil	Canudos	Victory Settlement destroyed and survivors resettled
Acre War (1899–1903)	Acre Brazil	Bolivia United States	Victory Capitulation of Bolivian troops in Acre	Campos Sales
Contestado War (1912–1916)	Brazil	Rebels	Victory Settler rebellion quelled	Hermes da Fonseca
World War I (1917–1918)	France British Empire  India  Canada  Australia  New Zealand South Africa  Newfoundland Russian Empire  Italy  United States  Serbia  Montenegro  Belgium  Japan  Romania  Portugal Hejaz  Greece Armenia Nejd and Hasa Siam Brazil	Germany  Austria-Hungary  Ottoman Empire  Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations	Venceslau Brás
Tenente Revolts (1922–1927)	Brazil	Tenentismo	Victory Mutiny suppressed	Arthur Bernardes
Brazilian Revolution of 1930 (1930)	Brazil	New State	Regime change End of the Old Republic; start of the Vargas Era	Washington Luís

Vargas Era

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Constitutionalist Revolution (1932)	Brazil	São Paulo  Maracaju  Frente Única Gaúcha	Victory Brazilian Constitution of 1934	Getúlio Vargas
World War II (1942–1945)[2]	Soviet Union  United States  British Empire  China France Poland  Yugoslavia  Greece  Netherlands  Belgium  Luxembourg  Norway  Czechoslovakia  India  Canada  Australia  New Zealand  South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil Mongolia  Mexico	Germany  Empire of Japan  Italy  Romania Hungary  Bulgaria Slovakia  Croatia Thailand  Iraq	Victory Collapse of the Greater German Reich Fall of the Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers Beginning of the Cold War

Fourth Brazilian Republic

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Lobster War (1961–1963)	Brazil	France	Political victory (bloodless conflict) French withdrawal, war avoided Extension of Brazil's territorial waters to a 200-mile zone	João Goulart

Brazilian military government

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)	Loyalists United States Brazil  Honduras  Paraguay  Nicaragua	Constitutionalists	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer	Castelo Branco
Araguaia Guerrilla War (1967–1974)	Brazil	PCdoB	Victory Guerrillas defeated	Emílio Garrastazu Médici

Sixth Brazilian Republic

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

Other conflicts (slave revolts, mutinies)

• Confederation of the Equator (1824)
• Irish and German Mercenary Soldiers' Revolt (1828)
• Malê Revolt (1835)
• Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893-1894)
• 2006 São Paulo violence outbreak
• 2010 Rio de Janeiro security crisis

Peacekeeping operations

• International Force for East Timor
• 2004 Haitian coup d'état
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

See also

• Military history of Brazil
• Rebellions and revolutions in Brazil

References

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.

Bibliography

• Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-08-2231-374-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)