Introduction: The study of the history of republicanism in Amazonas presents challenges in
terms of exploring new ways of understanding republican militancy. Republican militancy has
been studied through the clubs that emerged during the last two years of the Empire, meaning
that much of what had previously been explored by the republicans was not exposed, and when
exposed, was considered irrelevant. Objectives: Assess the presence of republican propaganda
and forms of action and activism in the years prior to the proclamation of the republic,
highlighting atypical activities and incipient forms of organization. Method: Qualitative,
quantitative and descriptive analysis of sources, mainly newspaper sources, using key words
such as “republicanism”, “republic”, “democracy”, “abolitionism”, research into profiles of
active subjects and also the consultation of historiographical production about the period. The
main research platform was the national library's digital newspaper library, due to the fact that
source research began at the time of the covid19 pandemic. Results: Observe the active role of
republicans in the Province's politics, the organization of republican clubs in early periods of
republican activity in the country, the presence of strong rhetoric in the Province's legislative
assembly in defense of republicanism. Conclusions: the research demonstrated that republican
activity in the city of Manaus is older than traditional historiography claims to be, with
republican organizations active since the 1870s and a very strong movement in the early 1880s.
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