1886 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 1886 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Pedro II^[1]

• Prime Minister

Baron of Cotegipe

Events

• July 23

The Republic of Cunani, located in present-day Amapá, is proclaimed.

• unknown date: The Brazilian arboreal mouse (Rhagomys rufescens) is described for the first time by zoologists.^[2]

Births

• April 19

Manuel Bandeira, poet (died 1968)^[3]

• September 1

Tarsila do Amaral, artist (died 1973)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pedro II - emperor of Brazil . Encyclopedia Britannica . 13 June 2018 . en.
2. Book: Alfred L. Gardner. James L. Patton. Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas. Guillermo D'Ela. Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. 9 March 2015. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-16957-6. 581.
3. Book: The Arizona Quarterly. 1963. University of Arizona. 217.
4. Book: Farris, Phoebe. Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas. Greenwood Press. 1999. Westport, Connecticut. 128.