Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)

Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)
Voting period ends on 14 Jul 2015  at 12:34:40 (UTC) Proclamação da República by Benedito Calixto 1893.jpg''', 1893, oil on canvas by Benedito Calixto (1853-1927).

The proclamation of the Republic took place in Rio de Janeiro, then capital of the Empire of Brazil, when a group of military officers of the Brazilian Army, led by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, staged a coup d'état without the use of violence, deposing the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Empire, the Viscount of Ouro Preto.]]
 * Reason:Good size, good colors and high quality. Depicts well the Proclamation of the Republic, hence the high EV, and is displayed in Brazil-related first-class important articles like Brazil and First Brazilian Republic.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), First Brazilian Republic, Brazil, Benedito Calixto
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
 * Creator:Benedito Calixto, uploaded by The Photographer


 * Support as nominator – Tomer T (talk) 12:34, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice photograph of the painting. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:50, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - DreamSparrow  Chat   18:43, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - --Hafspajen (talk) 22:53, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent quality picture with a high historic value for Brazil. Thanks Tomer for this nomination. --The_Photographer (talk) 11:18, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support I like that the horses are so fast that they leave a trail of smoke behind them; also it meets the FP criteria. Belle (talk) 00:09, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Lemon martini (talk) 01:09, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC)