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.
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iguape War (1534–1536) |
 Portuguese Empire
|
 Spanish InvadersCarijó people Guainás people |
Victory
|
| Tamoyo Confederation (1554–1567) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Tupinambá people | Victory
|
| Aimoré War (1555–1673) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Aimoré people | Victory
|
| French Invasions of Brazil (1555–1736) |
Portuguese Empire
|
 Kingdom of France |
Victory
|
| Palmares War (early 17th century–1695) |
 Portuguese Empire
|
Quilombo dos Palmares | Victory
|
| Cumã Revolt (1617–1621) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Tupinambá people | Victory
|
| Tupinambás Uprising (1618) |
Portugal
|
Tupinambá people | Victory
|
| Dutch invasions of Brazil (1624–1654) |
Portuguese Empire
|
 Dutch Republic |
Victory |
| Barbarians' War (1683–1713) |
 Portuguese Empire
|
Confederation of the Cariris | Victory
|
| Mura War (18th century) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Mura people | Victory
|
| War of the Emboabas (1707–1709) |
 Portuguese settlers |
Bandeirantes | Victory
|
| Mascate War (1710–1711) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Vila de Olinda | Victory
|
| Mandu Ladino Revolt (1712–1719) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Tupi people | Victory
|
| Manaó War (1723–1728) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Manaó people | Victory
|
| Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737) |
Portuguese Empire
|
 Spanish Empire |
Victory
|
| Guaraní War (1750–1756) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Guarani people | Victory |
| Fantastic War (1762–1763) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Spanish Empire Kingdom of France |
Inconclusive |
| Spanish–Portuguese War of 1776 (1776–1777) |
Portuguese Empire
|
Spanish Empire |
Inconclusive |
| War of the Oranges (1801) |
Portuguese Empire
|
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Victory |
| Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809) |
Portuguese Empire
|
 French Empire |
Victory
|
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812) |
Portuguese Empire
|
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Inconclusive
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| 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
|
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| Pernambuco Revolt (1817) |
U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
 Pernambuco rebels |
Victory
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| 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 |
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Compromise
| |
| Cisplatine War (1825–1828) |
Brazil |
 United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals |
Stalemate | |
| Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) |
Brazil |
 Piratini Republic Juliana RepublicSupported by: .svg){kind=small} Colorados Unitarians |
Victory
|
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| Sabinada (1837–1838) |
Brazil |
 Bahia Republic |
Victory
| |
| Platine War (1851–1852) |
Brazil Uruguay Entre Ríos Corrientes UnitariansSupported by: France.svg){kind=small} 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 |
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| 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
|
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| Acre War (1899–1903) |
 Acre Brazil |
 BoliviaSupported by:  United States |
Victory | |
| World War I (1917–1918) |
France United Kingdom Russia United States Italy Brazil |
 Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria |
Victory |
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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| World War II (1942–1945)[2] |
United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Brazil |
 Germany Japan Italy |
Victory
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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| Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) |
 Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador |
Dominican Constitutionalists |
Victory
|
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Traira (1991) |
 Brazil Colombia |
 FARC |
Victory
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- Confederation of the Equator (1824)
- Irish and German Mercenary Soldiers' Revolt (1828)
- Malê Revolt (1835)
- Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893–1894)
- 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.
- Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-08-2231-374-8.