1896 in Brazil
Events in the year 1896 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Alagoas: Jose Vieira Peixoto
- Amazonas: Eduardo Gonçalves Ribeiro ; Fileto Pires Ferreira
- Bahia: Rodrigues Lima then Luís Viana
- Ceará: Antônio Nogueira Accioli ; Antônio Nogueira Accioli
- Goiás: Francisco Leopoldo Rodrigues Jardim
- Maranhão:
- * till April 29: Alfredo Martins
- * from April 29: Casimiro Vieira Jr
- Mato Grosso: Manuel José Murtinho
- Minas Gerais: Bias Fortes
- Pará: Lauro Sodré
- Paraíba:
- * till October 22: Álvaro Lopes Machado
- * from October 22: Antônio Alfredo Mello
- Paraná:
- * Francisco Xavier da Silva
- * Santos Andrade
- Pernambuco:
- * till April 7: Alexandre José Barbosa Lima
- * from April 7: Joaquim Correia de Araújo
- Piauí:
- * till July 1: Coriolano de Carvalho e Silva
- * from July 1: Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- * till March 25: Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão
- * from March 25: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves
- Rio Grande do Sul: Júlio de Castilhos
- Santa Catarina: Hercílio Luz
- São Paulo:
- Sergipe:
Vice governors
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Rio Grande do Norte:
- São Paulo:
Events
- 4 November - The Brazilian government sends 100 men under the command of Lieutenant Manuel da Silva Pires Ferreira to intervene in the Canudos region.
- 21 November - The War of Canudos begins with an attack by the small force led by Pires Ferreira. They are fiercely counter-attacked by a band of 500 armed men; the Brazilian force retreats, after incurring severe losses and killing 150 of the attackers, many of whom are armed only with machetes, primitive lances and axes.
- Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales becomes governor of São Paulo.
Births
- 16 August - Cyro de Freitas Valle, lawyer
- 19 August - Alda Garrido, actress
- 20 September - Eduardo Gomes, politician and military figure
- 17 December - Gustavo Corção, Roman Catholic writer
Deaths
- 16 September - Antônio Carlos Gomes, composer