This article analyzes the rebellion that took place in the São Pedro de Alcantara Theatre, Rio de Janeiro, in September 1831. That was a political uprising conducted by the liberais exaltados in which several different social layers also took part. The movement was similar to others that took place in the beginning of the Regency period. It is also understood as one of a set of axles for informal citizenship development and an incipient sense of nacionality. Both were forged from below in an emergent political action public space.
Rebellion; Citizenship; Regency