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) References