Vaccine Revolt

English

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Revolta da Vacina.

Proper noun

Vaccine Revolt

1. (historical) A period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.

Translations

period of civil disorder

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疫苗革命 (yìmiáo gémìng)

• Finnish: rokotekapina
• Portuguese: Revolta da Vacina f

Further reading

• Vaccine Revolt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Revolta da Vacina on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt