1826 in BrazilEvents in the year 1826 in Brazil.IncumbentsMonarch – Pedro IEventsMayMay 2: D. Pedro I abdicates the Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter Dona [Maria II].Births10 January: Francisco [Paulo de Almeida, Baron of Guaraciaba|Francisco Paulo de Almeida], bankerDeaths11 December: Maria [Leopoldina of Austria], first Empress of Brazil