1883 in Brazil
# 1883 in Brazil

Events in the year 1883 in Brazil.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Pedro II
* Prime Minister – Marquis of Paranaguá (until 24 May), Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira (from 24 May)

## 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 (real name José Joaquim de Campos Leão), journalist and playwright
