1883 in Brazil

Events in the year 1883 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Pedro II
• Prime Minister:
  • Marquis of Paranaguá (until 24 May)
  • Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (from 24 May)

Events

• January 21 - Elias Augusto da Silva launches the Reformador, a revision of the Federação Espírita Brasileira.
• July 24 - Campos dos Goytacazes, in the province of Rio de Janeiro, is the first city in Brazil to have street lights.
• September 30 - Mossoró, in the province of Rio Grande do Norte, is the first city in Brazil to abolish slavery.^[1]

Births

• May 18 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, minister of war 1936-1945, president 1946-1951
• June 20 - Oliveira Viana, historian and jurist
• October 22 - Abílio Barreto, poet
• November 27 - Belfort Duarte, footballer^[2]

Deaths

• April 11 - Arsênio da Silva, painter and photographer
• May 1 - Qorpo-Santo (real name José Joaquim de Campos Leão), journalist and playwright