Quebra–Quilos revolt

Quebra–Quilos revolt

"The Capuchin Friar Venancio, in Parahyba, preaching to the seditious and advising them to lay down their arms and return to order and reason." Illustration by Henrique Fleiuss published in Semana Illustrada, no. 730, 6 December 1874
Date31 October 1874 – January 1875
Location
Northeastern Brazil
Result Suppression of the revolt
Belligerents
Rebels Empire of Brazil
Commanders and leaders
João Carga d'Água
João Vieira		 Pedro de Alcântara Tibério Capistrano
Strength
1,500–2,000 84 soldiers
100 militia
Casualties and losses
1 killed 12 killed
3 wounded

The Quebra–Quilos revolt (Portuguese: revolta do Quebra-Quilos, literally, "revolt of the kilogram-breaker") was a three-month-long revolt in opposition to the proposed transition to the metric system in Brazil. The unrest took place from 31 October 1874 to January 1875 as part of wider anti-government protests.

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