1894 in Brazil

← 1893 1892 1891 1894 in Brazil → 1895 1896 1897
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1894 Timeline of Brazilian history

Events from the year 1894 in Brazil.

Incumbents

• President: Floriano Peixoto (until November 15), Prudente de Morais (starting November 15)

Events

• January - Rio de Janeiro Affair: a series of incidents during the Brazilian Naval Revolt.
• March 1 - Brazilian presidential election, 1894^[1]
• June 27 - Federalist Riograndense Revolution: Battle of Passo Fundo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
• November 15 - Inauguration of Prudente de Morais as president.^[2]

Births

• January 4 - Manuel de Abreu, physician, scientist and inventor (died 1962)
• February 15 - Osvaldo Aranha, politician and diplomat (died 1960)^[3]
• November 5 - Djalma Guimarães, geochemist (died 1973)

Deaths

• February 9 - Gomes Carneiro, army officer (born 1846)
• November 24 - Pardal Mallet, novelist and journalist (born 1864; tuberculosis)^[4]

References

1. Eleições Federaes (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (2 de março de 1894). Ano X, n° 4316.
2. À nação brazileira (página 1 do único caderno), O Paiz (16 de novembro de 1891). Ano XI, n° 3699.
3. Osvaldo Aranha from U·X·L Newsmakers, via findarticles.com
4. Mallet's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese)