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1888 in Brazil
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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)
