1872 in Brazil

Incumbents

• Monarch: Pedro II
• Prime Minister: Viscount of Rio Branco

Events

• January 9 - In the aftermath of the Paraguayan War, the new government of Paraguay makes peace with Brazil, granting reparations and territorial concessions.
• Brazil held its first nationwide census in 1872, having a recorded population of 10 million.

Births

• August 5 - Oswaldo Cruz; bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and public health official