1838 in Brazil
# 1838 in Brazil

Events in the year 1838 in Brazil.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Pedro II

## Events

### January

* 2 January: The National Public Archives is established in Rio de Janeiro.

### February

* 28 February: The Provincial Assembly is installed in Pará.

### March

* 16 March: End of the Sabinada.

### October

* 2 October: The Brazilian Historical and Geographical Institute is founded in Rio de Janeiro.

### December

* 13 December: The beginning of the Balaiada; a rebellion that took place in Maranhão.

## Births

* January 13 - André Rebouças, military engineer, abolitionist and inventor (d. 1898)
* March 18 - França Júnior, playwright, journalist and painter (d. 1890)

## Deaths

* April 6 - José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, statesman and mineralist
