1902 in Brazil

Events in the year 1902 in Brazil.

Incumbents

President:
- Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (to 14 November)
- Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (from 15 November)
Vice President:
- Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva (to 14 November)
- Afonso Pena (from 15 November)

1 March - Presidential election: Rodrigues Alves of the Republican Party of São Paulo receives 91.7% of the vote.^[2] Francisco Silviano de Almeida Brandão is elected vice-president but dies suddenly before the start of his term of office.
26 October - The first season of competitive football in Brazil concludes with a victory for São Paulo Athletic Club.
3 December - José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco, is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. His ten-year tenure would be the longest in the country's history.^[3]

22 April - Elsie Houston, singer (died 1943)
12 September - Juscelino Kubitschek, politician (died 1976)
31 October - Carlos Drummond de Andrade, poet (died 1987)
18 December - Moacyr Siqueira de Queiroz ("Russinho"), footballer (died 1992)^[4]

15 March - Custódio José de Melo, monarchist admiral and politician, foreign minister 1892
12 May - Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão, politician and journalist
6 July - Leopoldo Miguez, composer (born 1850)^[5]
3 September - Eduardo Wandenkolk, naval officer and politician
25 September - Silviano Brandão, Vice-President elect^[6]
9 November - Manuel Vitorino Pereira, 2nd vice-president of Brazil
3 December - Prudente de Morais, politician, President of Brazil 1894-1898 (born 1841)

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^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3, p229
^ FUNAG - International Seminar Baron of Rio Branco - 100 years of memory, September 2012 Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 24 March 2014
^ "Idolos: R - S" (in Portuguese). Net Vasco. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
^ Brazilian Music archive
^ Portal de Governo de Minas Gerais (Portuguese) Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 9 January 2014