General Antônio de Sousa Neto (; 11 February 1803 – 2 July 1866) was a Brazilian military leader of the Riograndense Republic during the

Ragamuffin War The Ragamuffin War, also known as the Ragamuffin Revolution or Heroic Decade, was a republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The rebels were led by Generals Bento Gonçalv ...

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

abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was Kingdom of France, France in 1315, but it was later used ...

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''), featuring Tiago Real, Werner Schünemann, Anderson Simões, Lisa Becker, Letícia Liesenfeld, Álvaro Rosa Costa, Fábio Neto, Laura Schneider, Márcia do Canto and João Máximo.

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