Rio de Janeiro Affair

Rio de Janeiro Affair
Part of the Brazilian Naval Revolt
Cruiser Detroit in the Guanabara Bay, during the Brazilian Naval Revolt (L'Univers illustré, Levy (Paris), nº 2.029, 10 February 1894).
Date 9–21 January 1894 Location Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Result American victory[1] End of the rebel blockade Rio de Janeiro reopened to American commerce
Belligerents
United States	Brazilian navy rebels
Commanders and leaders
Andrew Benham Willard Brownson	Saldanha da Gama
Strength
2 gunboats 3 cruisers	Land: 1 fort Sea: 2 coastal battleships 4 cruisers 1 monitor 1 gunboat 7 torpedo boats 9 auxiliary cruisers[2]
Casualties and losses
None	1 ironclad heavily damaged
2 American merchant ships received slight damage from rifle fire

The Rio de Janeiro Affair refers to a series of incidents during the Brazilian Naval Revolt in January 1894. Following three attacks on American merchant ships in the harbour of Rio de Janeiro, a bloodless naval engagement occurred between a United States Navy warship and an ironclad of Rear Admiral Saldanha da Gama's rebel fleet. Ultimately the Americans completed their objective, and Gama offered to surrender his fleet to the Americans, but the offer was never pursued.^[3][4]