Events in the year 1884 in
Brazil.
Incumbents
*
Monarch –
Pedro II
*
Prime Minister –
**
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (28 March 1834 – 29 January 1917), was a Brazilian landowner, lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician. He was governor of the provinces of Ceará (1864–65) and Maranhão (1865-66) and served as Prime Minister ...
(until 6 June)
**
Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas
Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (21 February 1831 - 29 January 1894) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Brazil from 1884-1885, noted for his efforts to reform slavery.
Early life and career
He earned a degree in law from the F ...
(starting 6 June)
Events
*
January 2
Events Pre-1600
* 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.
* 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empi ...
: The
Brazilian Spiritist Federation is founded in
Rio de Janeiro.
*
March 25
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.
* 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to vi ...
:
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...
is the first
Brazilian state to
abolish slavery.
Births
* 1 January -
Bertoldo Klinger
Bertoldo Ritter Klinger (1 January 1884 — 31 January 1969) was a Brazilian divisional general in the Brazilian Army and commander in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.
Biography
Early years
Klinger was born in the city of Rio Grand ...
Deaths
References
1880s in Brazil
Years of the 19th century in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
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