1886 in Brazil

Events in the year 1886 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Emperor Pedro II[1]
• Prime Minister – Baron of Cotegipe

Events

• 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]]

References

1. Roderick J. Barman (1999). Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4400-3.
2. Alfred L. Gardner; James L. Patton; Ulyses F. J. Pardiñas; Guillermo D'Ela (9 March 2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents. University of Chicago Press. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-226-16957-6.
3. The Arizona Quarterly. University of Arizona. 1963. p. 217.
4. Farris, Phoebe (1999). Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 128.