1888 in Brazil

Last updated August 30, 2024

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)

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This is a timeline of Brazilian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Brazil and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Brazil.

The Saraiva-Cotegipe Law, also known as the Sexagenarian Law, officially Law No. 3,270 of 28 September 1885, was a Brazilian law enacted on 28 September 1885 that granted freedom to slaves aged 60 or older. Before the release, there would be mandatory and free service, which would be provided as compensation, paid to the slaves' masters; unless the slave reached 65 years of age.

References

↑ "Pedro II - emperor of Brazil". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
↑ A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (9 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1311.
↑ Teresa A. Meade, A Brief History of Brazil (2009), p. 83.
↑ Robert M. Levine, The History of Brazil (2003), p. 68.
↑ A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (14 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1316.
↑ British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Latin America, January 1950-December 1950. University Publications of America. 2003. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-55655-767-5.
↑ Waldemiro Potsch (1960). Brazil, Land and People. Fundação Alfredo Herculano Xavier Potsch. p. 280.
↑ David Dobson (2003). Scots in Latin America. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8063-5202-2.

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[1] "Pedro II - emperor of Brazil". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[2] A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (9 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1311.

[3] Teresa A. Meade, A Brief History of Brazil (2009), p. 83.

[4] Robert M. Levine, The History of Brazil (2003), p. 68.

[5] A abolição (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (14 de maio de 1888). Ano V, n° 1316.

[6] British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Latin America, January 1950-December 1950. University Publications of America. 2003. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-55655-767-5.

[7] Waldemiro Potsch (1960). Brazil, Land and People. Fundação Alfredo Herculano Xavier Potsch. p. 280.

[8] David Dobson (2003). Scots in Latin America. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8063-5202-2.

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