1848 in Brazil

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Events in the year 1848 in Brazil .

Incumbents

• Monarch : Pedro II
• Prime Minister :
  • 2nd Viscount of Caravelas (until 8 March)
  • Viscount of Macaé (from 8 March to 31 March)
  • Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo (from 31 March to 29 September)
  • Viscount of Olinda (starting 29 September)

Events

• May 7 - establishment of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande.
• November 6 - beginning of Praieira revolt.

Births

• July 7 - Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President of Brazil 1902-1906. ^[1]

References

1. Frank D. McCann (2004), Soldiers of the Pátria: a history of the Brazilian Army, 1889–1937, Stanford University Press, ISBN   978-0-8047-3222-2