1888 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1888 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Pedro II^[1]

• Prime Minister

João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira

Events

• 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

• September 3 – Nereu Ramos, 20th president of Brazil (died 1958)^[6]
• December 29 – Gustavo Barroso, lawyer and politician (died 1957)^[7]

Deaths

• January 17 – Robert Reid Kalley, Scottish missionary who introduced Presbyterian to Brazil (born 1809)^[8]
• August 18 – Franklin Távora, lawyer and politician (born 1842)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pedro II - emperor of Brazil . Encyclopedia Britannica . 13 June 2018 . en.
2. http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=178691_01&PagFis=5300 A abolição
3. [Teresa A. Meade]
4. Robert M. Levine, The History of Brazil (2003), p. 68.
5. http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=178691_01&PagFis=5322 A abolição
6. Book: British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Latin America, January 1950-December 1950. 2003. University Publications of America. 978-1-55655-767-5. 94.
7. Book: Waldemiro Potsch. Brazil, Land and People. 1960. Fundação Alfredo Herculano Xavier Potsch. 280.
8. Book: David Dobson. Scots in Latin America. 2003. Genealogical Publishing Com. 978-0-8063-5202-2. 62.