1886 in Brazil

Events in the year 1886 in Brazil.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Pedro II
 * Prime Minister: Baron of Cotegipe

Events

 * July 23: The Republic of Cunani, located in present-day Amapá, is proclaimed.
 * unknown date: The Brazilian arboreal mouse (Rhagomys rufescens) is described for the first time by zoologists.

Births

 * April 19: Manuel Bandeira, poet (died 1968)
 * September 1: Tarsila do Amaral, artist (died 1973)