Joaquim Bonifácio do Amaral, Viscount of Indaiatuba

Joaquim Bonifácio do Amaral
Born(1815-09-03)September 3, 1815
DiedNovember 6, 1884(1884-11-06) (aged 69)
OccupationsCoffee baron, politician
Political partyLiberal Party
MovementAbolitionism

Joaquim Bonifácio do Amaral, Viscount of Indaiatuba (September 3, 1815 – November 6, 1884) was a Brazilian nobleman, landowner, and politician. A pioneering abolitionist, he is best known for having replaced slave labor on his farm with Italian and German workers, in an early experiment with a remunerated workforce on coffee plantations.[1]

A veteran who took part in the Battle of Venda Grande,[2] helping the Imperial forces defeat the insurgent liberals, he was one of the founders of the traditional Colégio Culto à Ciência and a knight of the Order of the Rose.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ribeiro, Maria Alice Rosa (2014). "O visconde imigrantista e a sua escravaria, Campinas, 1887". História e Economia (in Portuguese). 12 (1): 103–124. ISSN 2596-0121.
  2. ^ Scriptore, Genaro Campoy (2022-06-23). "Chamada dos Heróis Combatentes | CCLA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. ^ "História e memórias do Culto à Ciência, a centenária escola campineira que construiu um legado na produção do conhecimento". Campinas.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-19.