General Antônio de Sousa Neto (;

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, 11 February 1801 –

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, 2 July 1866) was a Brazilian military leader of the

Riograndense Republic The Riograndense Republic, often called the Piratini Republic ( pt, República Rio-Grandense or ), was a ''de facto'' state that seceded from the Empire of Brazil and roughly coincided with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was procla ...

during the

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. On 20 September 1836, Neto declared the independence of the Riograndense Republic. He was a famous

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and fought for the release of the slaves who had fought during the revolution. The general's story is depicted in the 2001 movie "Netto Perde sua Alma" (''Netto Loses His Soul'', surname in the archaic spelling) with the actors: Tiago Real, Werner Schünemann, Anderson Simões, Lisa Becker, Leticia Liesenfeld, Álvaro Rosa Costa, Fabio Neto, Laura Schneider, Marcia do Canto and João Máximo.

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1801 births 1866 deaths Brazilian abolitionists People from Rio Grande do Sul Culture in Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian rebels {{Brazil-politician-stub