1888 in Brazil

Events in the year 1888 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Pedro II
• Prime Minister: João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira

Events

• May 7 – The bill to abolish slavery is presented in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.
• May 13 – Princess Isabel signs the Lei Áurea (Golden Law), which abolishes slavery in Brazil.

Births

• September 3 – Nereu Ramos, 20th president of Brazil (died 1958)
• December 29 – Gustavo Barroso, lawyer and politician (died 1957)

Deaths

• January 17 – Robert Reid Kalley, Scottish missionary who introduced Presbyterian to Brazil (born 1809)
• August 18 – Franklin Távora, lawyer and politician (born 1842)

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