1824 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1824 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Pedro I

Events

March

• March 25: The Brazilian Constitution of 1824 was adopted, establishing a hereditary Catholic monarchy headed by the emperor Dom Pedro I.^{[1] [2]}

May

• May 3: The first German colonists arrive in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

July

• July 18: The first 39 German settlers from Rio Grande do Sul disembark in Porto Alegre.^{[4] [5]}

Births

• January 24: João Manuel Mena Barreto, brigadier
• February 17: José Antônio Correia da Câmara, Marshal and noble

Deaths

• August 20 – João José da Cunha Fidié, a Portuguese general who led the Portuguese forces in the province of Piauí and was killed in the Battle of Jenipapo
• September 6 – João Félix Pereira, a Brazilian colonel who fought in the province of Bahia and was wounded in the Siege of Salvador.
• October 20 – Álvaro da Costa de Sousa de Macedo, a Brazilian politician and diplomat who served as the first minister of foreign affairs of Brazil and negotiated the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro with Portugal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brazil, Constitutions. Encyclopedia.com. 2022-12-30.
2. Web site: Constitutional history of Brazil. ConstitutionNet. 2022-12-30.
3. 2017-08-06. 2016-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180432/http://www.jornaldaregiao.com/noticiasgeral/4225-novafriburgo-196-anos-de-emancipacao-politica.html. Jornal da Região. Jornal. Nova Friburgo: 196 anos de emancipação política.
4. Web site: 2017-08-06. Deutsche Welle. (www.dw.com). Procedência dos alemães que emigraram para o Brasil | Alemanha | DW | 09.05.2004. DW.COM.
5. Web site: 2017-08-06. Prefeitura Municipal de Porto. Alegre. Turismo. www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br.