1896 in Brazil

Events in the year 1896 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Alagoas: Jose Vieira Peixoto
Amazonas: Eduardo Gonçalves Ribeiro (till 23 July); Fileto Pires Ferreira (from 23 July)
Bahia: Rodrigues Lima then Luís Viana
Ceará: Antônio Nogueira Accioli (till 12 July); Antônio Nogueira Accioli (from 12 July)
Goiás: Francisco Leopoldo Rodrigues Jardim
Maranhão:
- till April 29: Alfredo Martins
- from April 29: Casimiro Vieira Jr
Mato Grosso: Manuel José Murtinho
Minas Gerais: Bias Fortes
Pará: Lauro Sodré
Paraíba:
- till October 22: Álvaro Lopes Machado
- from October 22: Antônio Alfredo Mello
Paraná:
- Francisco Xavier da Silva
- Santos Andrade
Pernambuco:
- till April 7: Alexandre José Barbosa Lima
- from April 7: Joaquim Correia de Araújo
Piauí:
- till July 1: Coriolano de Carvalho e Silva
- from July 1: Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos
Rio Grande do Norte:
- till March 25: Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão
- from March 25: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves
Rio Grande do Sul: Júlio de Castilhos
Santa Catarina: Hercílio Luz
São Paulo:
Sergipe:

4 November - The Brazilian government sends 100 men under the command of Lieutenant Manuel da Silva Pires Ferreira to intervene in the Canudos region.^[1]
21 November - The War of Canudos begins with an attack by the small force led by Pires Ferreira. They are fiercely counter-attacked by a band of 500 armed men; the Brazilian force retreats, after incurring severe losses and killing 150 of the attackers, many of whom are armed only with machetes, primitive lances and axes.^[2]
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales becomes governor of São Paulo.