Lei dos Sexagenários

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Law of Sexagenarians”.

Proper noun

Lei dos Sexagenários f

1. (Brazil) the law that freed slaves when they reached the age of 60 in Brazil, in 1885

   Synonym: Lei Saraiva-Cotejipe

See also

• Lei Áurea
• Lei do Ventre Livre

Further reading

• Lei dos Sexagenários on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt