War of Canudos

English

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Guerra dos Canudos.

Proper noun

War of Canudos

1. (historical) A conflict between a civilian movement and the army of the newly-founded Republic of Brazil, that happened in 1896–1897 in the municipality of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Further reading

• War of Canudos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Guerra de Canudos on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt