| 1872 in Brazil | 
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| Year of Constitution: 1824 | 
Events in the year 1872 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- January 9 - In the aftermath of the Paraguayan War, the new government of Paraguay makes peace with Brazil, granting reparations and territorial concessions.
 - Brazil held its first nationwide census in 1872, having a recorded population of 10 million.[1]
 
Births
- August 5 - Oswaldo Cruz; bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and public health official (d. 1917)
 
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Population of Brazil by ethnicity and slave status in 1872 - Statista". Statista. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
 
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