List of wars involving Brazil
This is a list of wars involving the Federative Republic of Brazil and its predecessor states from the colonial period to the present day.
Colonial Brazil (1500–1815)[edit]
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | King |
---|---|---|---|---|
Luso–Brazilian conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820) |
U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Supported by: |
Federal League | Victory
|
|
Pernambuco Revolt (1817) |
U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | Pernambuco rebels | Victory
|
Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Emperor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1825) |
Brazil | Portugal | Victory | |
Confederation of the Equator (1824) |
Brazil | Confederates | Victory
| |
Invasion of Chiquitos (1825) |
Brazil | Bolivia | Compromise
| |
Cisplatine War (1825–1828) |
Brazil | United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals |
Stalemate | |
Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) |
Brazil | Piratini Republic Juliana Republic Supported by: Colorados Unitarians |
Victory
|
|
Sabinada (1837–1838) |
Brazil | Bahia Republic | Victory
| |
Platine War (1851–1852) |
Brazil Uruguay Entre Ríos Corrientes Unitarians Supported by: France Bolivia United Kingdom Paraguay |
Argentina Federalists Blancos |
Victory
| |
Uruguayan War (1864–1865) |
Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina |
Uruguay Blancos Federalists |
Victory
| |
Paraguayan War (1864–1870) |
Brazil Argentina Uruguay |
Paraguay | Victory |
First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
---|---|---|---|---|
Trinidad Conflict (1893–1895) |
Brazil Portugal |
Principality of Trinidad United Kingdom |
Victory | |
French intrusion in Amapá (1895) |
Brazil | France | Victory
|
|
Acre War (1899–1903) |
Acre Brazil |
Bolivia Supported by: United States |
Victory | |
World War I (1917–1918) |
France United Kingdom Russia United States Italy Brazil |
Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria |
Victory |
Vargas Era (1930–1945)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
---|---|---|---|---|
World War II (1942–1945)[2] |
United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Brazil |
Germany Japan Italy |
Victory
|
Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985)[edit]
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
|
Sixth Brazilian Republic (1985–present)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operation Traira (1991) |
Brazil Colombia |
FARC | Victory
|
Other conflicts (slave revolts, mutinies)[edit]
- Confederation of the Equator (1824)
- Irish and German Mercenary Soldiers' Revolt (1828)
- Malê Revolt (1835)
- Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893–1894)
Peacekeeping operations[edit]
- International Force for East Timor
- 2004 Haitian coup d'état
- United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-08-2231-374-8.