1872 in Brazil

Events in the year 1872 in Brazil.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Pedro II
 * Prime Minister: Viscount of Rio Branco

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.

Births

 * August 5 - Oswaldo Cruz; bacteriologist, epidemiologist, and public health official (d. 1917)