Beberibe Convention

The Beberibe Convention, also known as the Constitutionalist Movement of 1821, refers to an armed rebellion that culminated in the expulsion of the Portuguese troops from the then Brazilian province of Pernambuco. The conflict is often cited as the beginning of the Brazilian War of Independence.

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