1872 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1872 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- January 9 - In the aftermath of the Paraguayan War, the new government of Paraguay makes peace with Brazil, granting reparations and territorial concessions.
- Brazil held its first nationwide census in 1872, having a recorded population of 10 million.[1]
Births
- August 5 - Oswaldo Cruz; bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and public health official (d. 1917)