Lei Áurea
| Lei Áurea Golden Law | |
|---|---|
Manuscript of the Lei Áurea Brazilian National Archives | |
| General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil | |
| Citation | Law No. 3,353 of 13 May 1888 |
| Territorial extent | Empire of Brazil |
| Passed by | Chamber of Deputies |
| Passed | 10 May 1888 |
| Passed by | Senate |
| Passed | 13 May 1888 |
| Signed by | Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil |
| Signed | 13 May 1888 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Chamber of Deputies | |
| Introduced by | Rodrigo Augusto da Silva |
| Introduced | 8 May 1888 |
| First reading | 10 May 1888 |
| Passed | 10 May 1888 |
| Second chamber: Senate | |
| First reading | 11 May 1888 |
| Second reading | 13 May 1888 |
| Passed | 13 May 1888 |
| Summary | |
| Declares slavery extinct in Brazil. | |
| Keywords | |
| Abolitionism in Brazil, Slavery in Brazil | |
| Status: In force | |
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legislature, enacted_by.The Lei Áurea (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlej ˈawɾiɐ]; English: Golden Law), officially Law No. 3,353 of 13 May 1888, is the law that abolished slavery in Brazil. It was signed by Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846–1921), an opponent of slavery, who acted as regent to Emperor Pedro II, who was in Europe.
The Lei Áurea was preceded by the Rio Branco Law of 28 September 1871 ("the Law of Free Birth"), which freed all children born to slave parents, and by the Saraiva-Cotegipe Law (also known as "the Law of Sexagenarians"), of 28 September 1885, that freed slaves when they reached the age of 60. Brazil was the last country in the Western world to abolish slavery.