1840 in Brazil
| 1840 in Brazil |
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| Year of Constitution: 1824 |
Events in the year 1840 in Brazil.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Last remaining group of Cabanagem rebels, under leadership of Gonçalo Jorge de Magalhães, surrenders
- Ragamuffin War: rebels of the Riograndense Republic refused an offer of amnesty by the Empire of Brazil, although it was clear that they had no chances of winning
Births
[edit]- 9 June: Custódio José de Melo, admiral and politician (d. 1902)
Deaths
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