List of wars involving Brazil

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This is a list of wars involving the Federative Republic of Brazil and its predecessor states, starting from 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a kingdom within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, up to the present day.

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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultKing
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
(1816–1820)
Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Flag of Artigas.svg Federal League Victory

Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultEmperor
Brazilian War of Independence
(1822–1825)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg  Portugal Victory
Confederation of the Equator
(1824)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Bandeira da Confederecao do Equador.svg ConfederatesLoyalist victory
Cisplatine War
(18251828)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg  United Provinces
Flag of the Treinta y Tres.svg Thirty-Three Orientals
Stalemate
Cabanagem
(1835–1840)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Bandeira Cabanagem.png RebelsLoyalist victory
  • Devastation of the economy of Grão-Pará Province;
  • Death of roughly 20% of the population in the province.
Ragamuffin War
(1835–1845)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Flag of Piratini Republic.svg  Riograndense Republic
Republica Juliana (1839).svg  Juliana Republic
Loyalist victory
Sabinada
(1837–1838)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil Flag of Sabinada.svg Bahia RepublicLoyalist victory
  • Revolt suppressed.
Platine War
(1851–1852)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil
Flag of Uruguay (Rivera).svg Defense Government
Flag of Entre Rios.svg  Entre Ríos
Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes.svg  Corrientes
Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg  Santa Fe
Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg  Argentina
Flag of Uruguay (Oribe).svg Cerrito Government
Flag of Artigas.svg Federalists
Victory
Uruguayan War
(1864–1865)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil
Flag of Colorado Party (Uruguay).svg Colorados
Bandera argentina unitaria marina mercante.png Unitarians
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of the National Party (Uruguay).svg Blancos
Flag of Artigas.svg Federalists
Supported by:
Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay
Victory
  • Takeover of the Uruguayan government by the Colorado Party;
  • Invasion of Brazilian and Argentine provinces by Paraguay, prompting the start of the Paraguayan War.
Paraguayan War
(1864–1870)
Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Victory

Brazilian Republic (1889–)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultPresident
Federalist Revolution
(1893–1895)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazilian government Federalists
Navy mutineers
Government victory
War of Canudos
(1896–1897)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazilian government Canudos inhabitantsGovernment victory
  • Total destruction of Canudos;
  • Death of most of the population in the settlement.
Acre War
(1899–1903)
Bandeira da Terceira Republica do Acre.svg  Republic of Acre
Supported by:
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Victory
Contestado War
(1912–1916)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazilian government Bandeira do Contestado.svg RebelsGovernment victory
  • Revolt suppressed.
First World War
(1914–1918)
(Limited involvement, 1917–1918)
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil
and others
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
and others
Victory
Constitutionalist Revolution
(1932)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazilian government Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Constitutionalists Government military victory
  • Surrender of the revolutionary forces;
  • Promulgation of a new constitution, the main goal of the uprising, in 1934.
Second World War
(1939–1945)
(Limited involvement, 1942–1945)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil
and others
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan
and others
Victory
  • Collapse of Nazi Germany and fall of the Italian and Japanese empires;
  • Creation of the United Nations;
  • Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers;
  • Beginning of the Cold War.
Dominican Civil War
(1965)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Loyalists
Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States
Fuerza Interamericana de Paz sello.svg IAPF
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg ConstitutionalistsVictory

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