Nilo Peçanha

Nilo Procópio Peçanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnilu proˈkɔpju peˈsãɲɐ]; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician. He was the 7th President of Brazil. He was Governor of Rio de Janeiro State (1903–1906), then elected Vice President of Brazil in 1906.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

His Excellency

Nilo Peçanha
President of Brazil
In office
14 June 1909 – 14 November 1910
Preceded byAfonso Pena
Succeeded byHermes da Fonseca
Vice President of Brazil
In office
15 November 1906 – 14 June 1909
PresidentAfonso Pena
Preceded byAfonso Pena
Succeeded byVenceslau Brás
Personal details
Born(1867-10-02)2 October 1867
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died31 March 1924(1924-03-31) (aged 56)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyRio Republican Party
Spouse(s)Anita de Castro Belisário de Sousa
Signature
Other offices held
  • 1918–1920:
    Senator for Rio de Janeiro
  • 1917–1918:
    Minister of External Relations
  • 1914–1917:
    President of Rio de Janeiro
  • 1912–1914:
    Senator for Rio de Janeiro
  • 1903–1906:
    President of Rio de Janeiro
  • 1903–1903:
    Senator for Rio de Janeiro
  • 1890–1902:
    Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro

References
  1. BEATTIE, Peter M. The Tribute of Blood: Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945. Duke University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8223-2743-0, ISBN 978-0-8223-2743-1. pp. 7. (visited 3 September 2008)
  2. GIFFIN, Donald W. The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Aug., 1964), pp. 437–439. Review of TINOCO, Brígido. A vida de Nilo Peçanha. Coleção Documentos Brasileiros, Livraria José Olympio Editora, RJ, 1962. (visited 3 September 2008)
  3. MÉTRAUX, Alfred. Brazil, Land of Harmony for all Races?. UNESCO Courier, Volume IV, no 4 April 1951; pp. 3 (visited 3 September 2008)
  4. ANDRADE, Manuel Correia de. A Civilização Açucareira. Recife:Biblioteca On-line do SEBRAE-PE. pp. 3 (visited 8 August 2008)
  5. CAMPOS, Diego de Souza Araújo. Um Estudo sobre a Escravidão em suas Relações com a Hierarquia Social: Heranças e Particularidades da Instituição Escravocrata. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências Sociais. Rio de Janeiro: PUC-Rio, setembro de 2007. pp. 61 (visited 2 September 2008)
  6. VASCONCELLOS, Francisco de. As Grandes Damas do Rio Negro na República Velha in Petrópolis:Tribuna de Petrópolis; 20 May 2001 Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (visited 9 August 2008)
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