1896 in Brazil

none 1896 Events in the year 1896 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Prudente de Morais Vice-President: Manuel Vitorino Governors Alagoas: Jose Vieira Peixoto Amazonas: Eduardo Gonçalves Ribeiro (till 23 July); Fileto Pires Ferreira (from 23 July) Bahia: Rodrigues Lima then Luís Viana Ceará: Antônio Nogueira Accioli (till 12 July); Antônio Nogueira Accioli (from 12 July) Goiás: Francisco Leopoldo Rodrigues Jardim Maranhão: till April 29: Alfredo Martins from April 29: Casimiro Vieira Jr Mato Grosso: Manuel José Murtinho Minas Gerais: Bias Fortes Pará: Lauro Sodré Paraíba: till October 22: Álvaro Lopes Machado from October 22: Antônio Alfredo Mello Paraná: Francisco Xavier da Silva Santos Andrade Pernambuco: till April 7: Alexandre José Barbosa Lima from April 7: Joaquim Correia de Araújo Piauí: till July 1: Coriolano de Carvalho e Silva from July 1: Raimundo Artur de Vasconcelos Rio Grande do Norte: till March 25: Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão from March 25: Joaquim Ferreira Chaves Rio Grande do Sul: Júlio de Castilhos Santa Catarina: Hercílio Luz São Paulo: Sergipe: Vice governors Rio de Janeiro: Rio Grande do Norte: São Paulo: Events 4 November - The Brazilian government sends 100 men under the command of Lieutenant Manuel da Silva Pires Ferreira to intervene in the Canudos region.TOK de HISTÓRIA: War of Canudos. Accessed 21 March 2014 21 November - The War of Canudos begins with an attack by the small force led by Pires Ferreira. They are fiercely counter-attacked by a band of 500 armed men; the Brazilian force retreats, after incurring severe losses and killing 150 of the attackers, many of whom are armed only with machetes, primitive lances and axes.Cunha, Euclides da. Rebellion in the Backlands. Translated from Portuguese Os Sertões. University of Chicago Press, 1957. 0-226-12444-4. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales becomes governor of São Paulo. Births 11 March - Olivério Pinto, zoologist and physician (died 1981) 16 August - Cyro de Freitas Valle, lawyer (died 1969) 19 August - Alda Garrido, actress (died 1970) 20 September - Eduardo Gomes, politician and military figure (died 1981)http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/en/patrono.html History of the Brazilian Air Force - Marechal-do-Ar Eduardo Gomes 2013-12-07 2017-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170221111709/http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/en/patrono.html dead 17 December - Gustavo Corção, Roman Catholic writer (died 1978) Deaths 16 September - Antônio Carlos Gomes, composer (born 1836)Rubem Fonseca - O Selvagem da Ópera, Nova Fronteira 1994. References 1896 in Category:1890s in Brazil Brazil Category:Years of the 19th century in Brazil