1883 in Brazil
Events in the year 1883 in Brazil.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Pedro II
- Prime Minister:
- *Marquis of Paranaguá
- *Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Events
- January 21 - Elias Augusto da Silva launches the Reformador, a revision of the Federação Espírita Brasileira.
- July 24 - Campos dos Goytacazes, in the province of Rio de Janeiro, is the first city in Brazil to have street lights.
- September 30 - Mossoró, in the province of Rio Grande do Norte, is the first city in Brazil to abolish slavery.
Births
- May 18 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, minister of war 1936-1945, president 1946-1951
- June 20 - Oliveira Viana, historian and jurist
- October 22 - Abílio Barreto, poet
- November 27 - Belfort Duarte, footballer
Deaths
- April 11 - Arsênio da Silva, painter and photographer
- May 1 - Qorpo-Santo, journalist and playwright