General Antônio Neto, was a Tatter

War of Tatters

The War of the Ragamuffins was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in 1835...

 Revolutionary leader. On September 20, 1836, Neto declared the independence of the Piratini Republic

Piratini Republic

The Riograndense Republic, often called Piratini Republic , was a de facto state that existed between September 11, 1836 and March 1, 1845 geographically coinciding with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil...

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He was a famous abolitionist and fought for the release of the slaves who had fought during the revolution.

The story of this general can be see in the 2001 movie "Netto Perde sua Alma" (Netto Loses His Soul, surname in the archaic spelling) with the actors: Tiago Real, Werner Schünemann, Anderson Simões, Lisa Becker, Leticia Liesenfeld, Álvaro Rosa Costa, Fabio Neto, Laura Schneider, Marcia do Canto, João Máximo.