Lei do Ventre Livre

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Free Womb Law”.

It can also be translated as "Law of Free Birth".

Proper noun

Lei do Ventre Livre f

1. the law that freed children born of slaves in Brazil in 1871

See also

• Lei Áurea
• Lei dos Sexagenários
• Lei Saraiva-Cotejipe

Further reading

• Lei do Ventre Livre on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt