Events in the year 1885 in Brazil.
Incumbents edit
- Monarch: Pedro II[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (until 6 May)
- José Antônio Saraiva (from 6 May to 20 August)
- Baron of Cotegipe (starting 20 August)
Events edit
- September 28: The Saraiva-Cotegipe Law, also known as the Sexagenarian Law, is enacted, which frees slaves 60 years of age and older in the country.[2]
Births edit
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ "Pedro II - emperor of Brazil". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Lei dos Sexagenários (1885) - História do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
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