BRAZIL


BRAZIL 1871 - 1889 BRAZIL 1889 - 1945
See also BRAZILIAN PROVINCES, STATES AND TERRITORIES 1871 - 1945 RIO DE JANEIRO (CITY OF) 1871 - 1945 ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN BRAZIL 1871 - 1945

EMPIRE OF BRAZIL

In 1815 Brazil, which had been colonized by the Portuguese since 1500, was made a Kingdom, united with Portugal in a personal union only. When, in 1822, the Portuguese government tried to re-establish direct rule, a revolt broke out and the independent Empire of Brazil was proclaimed. (1) (1) After some resistance Portugal recognized the new situation in 1825. ____________________________________________________________________________
MINISTERS

HEAD OF STATE

Emperor Imperador Full style : Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of the Empire of Brazil (Imperador Constitucional e Defensor Perpetuo do Império do Brazil) House of Bragança (ruled since 1815 as Kings of Brazil - since 1822 as Emperors) 1831 - 1889 Pedro II de Alcântara (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Xavier de Paula Leocadio Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga), deposed during a republican revolution (2) 1825 - 1891 Regent during the different absences of the Emperor (Style : Imperial Princess Regent/Princeza Regente Imperial) 1871 - 1872+ 1876 - 1877+ 1887 - 1888 Izabel (Izabel Cristina Leopoldina Augusta Michaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga) Princeza Imperial, daughter 1846 - 1921 (2) Heads of the Imperial House in exile after 1889 House of Bragança 1889 - 1891 Pedro II, former Emperor s.a. 1891 - 1921 Izabel s.a. House of Bourbon - Orléans 1921 - 1981 Pedro Henrique Affonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga (Pierre Henri Alphonse Philippe Marie Michel Gabriel Raphael Gonzague), Prince d'Orléans et de Bragance), grandson 1909 - 1981 Since 19.. the throne was also claimed by another grandson of Izabel, Pedro de Alcântara Gastão João Maria Felipe Lourenço Humberto Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga (Pierre de Alcântara Gaston Jean Marie Philippe Laurent Humbert Michel Gabriel Raphael Gonzague) (1913 - ....) ____________________________________________________________________________

MINISTERS

Foreign AffairsDefenceHome AffairsJusticeFinance
Prime Ministers Presidents of the Council Presidentes do Conselho 1870 - 1871 José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, visconde de São Vicente 1803 - 1878 1871 - 1875 José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde do Rio Branco 1819 - 1880 1875 - 1878 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, duque de Caxias (3x) 1803 - 1880 1878 - 1880 João Lins Vieira Cansação de Sinimbú 1810 - 1907 1880 - 1882 José Antônio Saraiva 1823 - 1895 1882 Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos 1816 - 1887 1882 - 1883 João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, visconde de Paranaguá 1821 - 1912 1883 - 1884 Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira 1884 - 1885 Manoel Pinto de Sousa Dantas 1831 - 1894 1885 José Antônio Saraiva (2x) 1885 - 1888 João Maurício Wanderley, barão de Cotegipe 1815 - 1889 1888 - 1889 João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira 1835 - 1919 1889 Affonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, visconde de Ouro Preto 1836 - 1912 Ministers of Foreign Affairs Ministers and Secretaries of State of Foreign Affairs Ministros e Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios Estrangeiros 1870 - 1871 José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, visconde de São Vicente (2x) s.a. 1871 - 1873 Manoel Francisco Corrêa de Oliveira 1831 - 1905 1873 - 1875 Carlos Carneiro de Campos, visconde de Caravellas (3x) 1805 - 1878 1875 - 1877 João Maurício Wanderley, barão de Cotegipe (2x) s.a. 1877 - 1878 Diogo Velho Cavalcânti de Albuquerque 1829 - 1899 1878 Carlos Leóncio de Carvalho Silva* 1847 - 1912 1878 - 1879 Domingos de Sousa Leãno, barão de de Vila Bela 1819 - 1879 1879 João Lins Vieira Cansação de Sinimbú* s.a. 1879 - 1880 Antônio Moreira de Barros 1880 - 1881 Pedro Luiz Pereira de Souza 1839 - 1884 1881 - 1882 Franklin Américo de Menezes Doria* 1836 - 1906 1882 Felippe Franco de Sá 1841 - 1907 1882 - 1883 Lourenço Cavalcânti de Albuquerque 1842 - 1918 1883 - 1884 Francisco de Carvalho Soares Brandão 1839 - 1899 1884 João da Matta Machado 1850 - 1901 1884 - 1885 Manoel Pinto de Sousa Dantas s.a. 1885 João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, visconde de Paranaguá (2x) s.a. 1885 - 1888 João Maurício Wanderley, barão de Cotegipe (3x) s.a. 1888 Antônio da Silva Prado 1840 - 1929 1888 - 1889 Rodrigo Augusto da Silva 1833 - 1889 1889 José Francisco Diana 1841 - 1916 Ministers of Defence
Navy
Ministers and Secretaries of State of War Affairs Ministros e Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios da Guerra 1870 - 1871 Raymundo Ferreira de Araujo Lima 1871 José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde do Rio Branco s.a. 1871 Domingos José Nogueira Jaguaribe 1820 - 1889 1871 - 1875 João José de Oliveira Junqueira 1875 - 1878 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, duque de Caxias s.a. 1878 - 1879 Manoel Luiz Osório, marquês do Herval 1808 - 1879 1879 - 1880 ... 1880 - 1881 José Antonio Corrêa da Câmara, visconde de Pelotas 1824 - 1893 1881 - 1882 Franklin Américo de Menezes Doria s.a. 1882 Affonso Augusto Moreira Penna 1847 - 1909 1882 - 1883 Carlos Affonso de Asis Figueiredo 1883 - 1884 Antônio Joaquim Rodrigues Júnior 1884 - 1885 Cândido Luiz Maria de Oliveira 1885 ... 1885 - 1886 João José de Oliveira Junqueira (2x) 1886 - 1887 Alfredo Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves 1887 - 1888 Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz 1888 - 1889 Thomaz José Coelho de Almeida 1889 Marsh. Rufino Enéias Gustavo Galvão, visconde de Maracajú 1831 - 1916 Ministers and Secretaries of State of Navy Affairs Ministros e Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios da Marinha 1870 - 1871 Luiz Antônio Pereira Franco 1871 - 1872 Manoel Antônio Duarte de Azevedo 1872 - 1873 Augusto Olympio Gomes de Castro 1873 - 1875 Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz s.a. 1875 - 1878 Luiz Antônio Pereira Franco (2x) 1878 Eduardo de Andrade Pinto 1878 - 1880 João Ferreira de Moura 1880 - 1882 Adm. José Rodrigues de Lima Duarte 1826 - 1896 1882 Bento Francisco de Paula Souza 1882 - 1883 João Florentino Meira de Vasconcellos 1883 - 1884 Antônio de Almeida Oliveira 1884 - 1885 Joaquim Raymundo Delamare 1885 ... 1885 - 1886 Alfredo Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves s.a. 1886 - 1887 Samuel Wallace MacDowell 1887 - 1888 Carlos Frederico Castrioto 1888 - 1889 Luiz Antônio Vieira da Silva 1889 Joaquim Elysio Pereira Marinho, barão de Guahy 1841 - 1914 1889 José da Costa Azevedo, barão de Ladario 1825 - 1904 Ministers of Home Affairs Ministers - Secretaries of State for the Affairs of the Empire Ministros - Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios do Imperio 1870 - 1875 João Alfredo Corrêa de Oliveira Andrade 1875 - 1877 José Bento da Cunha e Figueiredo 1877 - 1878 Antônio da Costa Pinto e Silva 1878 - 1879 Carlos Leóncio de Carvalho Silva s.a. 1879 - 1880 Francisco Maria Sodré Pereira 1880 - 1882 Francisco Ignacio Marcandeo Homem, barão Homem de Mello 1882 Manoel Pinto de Souza Dantas* s.a. 1882 Rodolfo Epifânio de Souza Dantas 1882 - 1883 Pedro Leão Velloso 1883 - 1884 Francisco Antunes Maciel 1884 - 1885 Felippe Franco de Sá s.a. 1885 Affonso Augusto Moreira Penna s.a. 1885 - 1887 Antonio Leitão da Cunha, barão de Mamoré 1887 João Maurício Wanderley, barão de Cotegipe* s.a. 1887 - 1888 Manoel(?) de Machado Portella 1888 - 1889 José Fernandes da Costa Pereira Júnior 1889 Antonio Ferreira Vianna 1889 Franklin Américo de Menezes Doria, barão de Loreto s.a. Ministers of Justice Ministers - Secretaries of State for the Affairs of Justice Ministros - Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios da Justiça 1870 - 1871 José Ildefonso de Sousa Ramos, barão das Tres-Barras 1871 - 1872 Francisco de Paula de Negreiros Saião Lobato 1872 - 1875 Manoel Antônio Duarte de Azevedo s.a. 1875 - 1877 Diogo Velho Cavalcânti de Albuquerque s.a. 1877 - 1878 Francisco Januário da Gama Cerqueira 1878 - 1880 Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira s.a. 1880 - 1882 Manoel Pinto de Sousa Dantas s.a. 1882 Rodolfo Epifânio de Sousa Dantas s.a. 1882 Manoel da Silva Mafra 1882 - 1883 João Ferreira de Moura s.a. 1883 - 1884 Francisco Prisco de Sousa Paraíso 1884 - 1885 Francisco Maria Sodré Pereira s.a. 1885 Affonso Augusto Moreira Penna s.a. 1885 - 1887 Joaquim Delfino Ribeiro da Luz s.a. 1887 - 1888 Samuel Wallace MacDowell s.a. 1888 - 1889 Antonio Ferreira Viana 1889 Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva 1889 Cândido Luiz Maria de Oliveira s.a. Ministers of Finance Ministers - Secretaries of State for the Affairs of Finance Ministros - Secretarios de Estado dos Negócios da Fazenda 1870 - 1871 Francisco de Sales Torres Homem s.a. 1871 - 1875 José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde de Rio Branco s.a. 1875 - 1878 João Maurício Wanderley, Barão de Cotegipe s.a. 1878 João Lins Vieira Cansanção de Sinimbú s.a. 1878 - 1879 Gaspar da Silveira Martins 1879 - 1880 Affonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, Visconde de Ouro Preto s.a. 1880 - 1882 José Antônio Saraiva s.a. 1882 Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos 1882 - 1883 João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, marquês de Paranaguá s.a. 1883 - 1884 Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira s.a. 1884 - 1885 Manoel Pinto de Sousa Dantas s.a. 1885 José Antônio Saraiva (2x) 1885 - 1888 Francisco Belisário Soares de Souza 1888 - 1889 João Alfredo Corrêa de Oliveira s.a. 1889 Affonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, visconde de Ouro Preto (2x)
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