Antônio de Sousa Neto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antônio de Sousa Neto

Brazilian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1801

Place of Birth: Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1866

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

General Antônio de Sousa Neto (Portuguese pronunciation: [?~'tõnju d?i 'soz? 'n?tu]; Rio Grande, 11 February 1801 – Corrientes, 2 July 1866) was the military leader of the Tatter Revolution.
On 20 September 1836, Neto declared the independence of the Piratini Republic.He was a famous abolitionist and fought for the release of the slaves who had fought during the revolution.The general's story is depicted 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 and João Máximo.