Events in the year 1888 in Brazil.
Incumbents
edit- Monarch: Pedro II[1]
- Prime Minister: João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira
Events
edit- May 7 – The bill to abolish slavery is presented in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.[2]
- May 13 – Princess Isabel signs the Lei Áurea (Golden Law), which abolishes slavery in Brazil.[3][4][5]
Births
edit- September 3 – Nereu Ramos, 20th president of Brazil (died 1958)[6]
- December 29 – Gustavo Barroso, lawyer and politician (died 1957)[7]
Deaths
edit- January 17 – Robert Reid Kalley, Scottish missionary who introduced Presbyterian to Brazil (born 1809)[8]
- August 18 – Franklin Távora, lawyer and politician (born 1842)
References
edit- ^ "Pedro II - emperor of Brazil". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (9 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1311.
- ^ Teresa A. Meade, A Brief History of Brazil (2009), p. 83.
- ^ Robert M. Levine, The History of Brazil (2003), p. 68.
- ^ A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (14 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1316.
- ^ British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Latin America, January 1950-December 1950. University Publications of America. 2003. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-55655-767-5.
- ^ Waldemiro Potsch (1960). Brazil, Land and People. Fundação Alfredo Herculano Xavier Potsch. p. 280.
- ^ David Dobson (2003). Scots in Latin America. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8063-5202-2.
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