List of heads of state of Brazil
President of the Federal Republic of Brazil | |||
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Standard of the President | |||
Acting President Jair Bolsonaro since January 1, 2019 |
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Official seat |
Palácio do Planalto (workplace) Palácio da Alvorada (official residence) |
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Term of office | 4 years (successive re-election easily possible) |
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Creation of office | November 15, 1889 | ||
Last choice | 7/28 October 2018 | ||
Salutation |
Most Excellent Mr. President of the Republic (formal) His Excellency (formal) Mr. President (informal) |
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Deputy | Vice President of Brazil | ||
website | www.gov.br/planalto |
Brazil waselevatedto a kingdom on December 16, 1815and became independent and empire on September 7, 1822. The monarchs came from the Portuguese Braganza dynasty . The monarchy was overthrown on November 15, 1889, and Brazil has been a republic ever since. As head of state , thepresident is also head of government .
Monarchy - kings and emperors
Kings
Surname | Life dates | Term of office | |
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Maria I. |
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1734-1816 | December 16, 1815 - March 20, 1816 |
Johann VI. |
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1767-1826 | March 20, 1816 - October 12, 1822 |
Emperor
Surname | Life dates | Term of office | |
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Peter I. |
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1798-1834 | October 12, 1822 - April 7, 1831 (abdication) |
Peter II |
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1825-1891 | April 7, 1831 - November 15, 1889 (dismissal) |
Republic - Presidents
Surname | image | Life dates | Term of office | cabinet | Elections) | |
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1. | Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca |
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1827-1892 | November 15, 1889 - November 23, 1891 | ||
2. | Floriano Peixoto |
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1842-1895 | November 24, 1891 - November 15, 1894 | 1891 | |
3. | Prudente de Morais |
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1841-1902 | November 15, 1894 - November 15, 1898 | 1894 | |
4th | Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales |
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1841-1913 | November 15, 1898 - November 15, 1902 | 1898 | |
5. | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves |
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1848-1919 | November 15, 1902 - November 15, 1906 | 1902 | |
6th | Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena |
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1847-1909 | November 15, 1906 - June 14, 1909 | 1906 | |
7th | Nilo Peçanha |
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1857-1924 | June 14, 1909 - November 15, 1910 | ||
8th. | Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca |
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1855-1923 | November 15, 1910 - November 15, 1914 | 1910 | |
9. | Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes |
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1868-1966 | November 15, 1914 - November 15, 1918 | 1914 | |
- | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves |
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s. O. | died before taking office | ||
10. | Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro |
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1868-1920 | November 15, 1918 - July 28, 1919 | 1918 | |
11. | Epitácio da Silva Pessoa |
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1865-1942 | July 28, 1919 - November 15, 1922 | 1919 | |
12. | Artur da Silva Bernardes |
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1875-1955 | November 15, 1922 - November 15, 1926 | 1922 | |
13. | Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa |
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1870-1957 | November 15, 1926 - October 24, 1930 | 1926 | |
- | Júlio Prestes |
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1882-1946 | no taking office ( revolution ) | 1930 | |
- | Military junta from: |
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1869-1945 1874-1963 1874-1933 |
October 24, 1930 - November 3, 1930 | ||
14th | Getúlio Vargas |
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1882-1954 | November 3, 1930 - October 29, 1945 |
1934 , 1938 |
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15th | José Linhares |
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1886-1957 | October 30, 1945 - January 31, 1946 | 1945 | |
16. | Eurico Gaspar Dutra |
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1885-1974 | January 31, 1946 - January 31, 1951 | ||
17th | Getúlio Vargas |
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s. O. | January 31, 1951 - August 24, 1954 | 1950 | |
18th | João Café Filho |
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1899-1970 | August 24, 1954 - November 8, 1955 | ||
19th | Carlos Coimbra da Luz |
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1894-1961 | November 8, 1955 - November 11, 1955 | ||
20th | Nereu Ramos |
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1889-1958 | November 11, 1955 - January 31, 1956 | ||
21st | Juscelino Kubitschek |
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1902-1976 | January 31, 1956 - January 31, 1961 | 1955 | |
22nd | Jânio Quadros |
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1917-1992 | January 31, 1961 - August 25, 1961 | ||
23. | Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli |
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1910-1975 | August 25, 1961 - September 7, 1961 | ||
24. | João Belchior Marques Goulart |
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1919-1976 | September 7, 1961 - April 2, 1964 (impeachment) |
1960 | |
25th | Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli |
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1910-1975 | April 2, 1964 - April 15, 1964 | ||
26th | Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco |
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1897-1967 | April 15, 1964 - March 15, 1967 |
1964 , 1966 |
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27. | Artur da Costa e Silva |
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1899-1969 | March 15, 1967 - August 31, 1969 | Cabinet Costa e Silva | |
- | Pedro Aleixo |
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1901-1975 | according to the constitution as Vice President ( military dictatorship ) | ||
- | Military junta from: |
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1905-1998 1906-1991 1905-1985 |
August 31, 1969 - October 30, 1969 | ||
28. | Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
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1905-1985 | October 30, 1969 - March 15, 1974 | 1969 | |
29 | Ernesto Geisel |
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1907-1996 | March 15, 1974 - March 15, 1979 | 1974 | |
30th | João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo |
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1918-1999 | March 15, 1979 - March 15, 1985 | 1978 | |
- | Tancredo de Almeida Neves |
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1910-1985 | died before taking office | ||
31. | José Sarney |
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* 1930 | March 15, 1985 - March 15, 1990 | 1985 | |
32. | Fernando Collor de Mello |
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* 1949 | March 15, 1990 - December 29, 1992 | 1989 | |
33. | Itamar Franco |
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1930-2011 | December 29, 1992 - January 1, 1995 | ||
34. | Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
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* 1931 | January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2003 |
1994 , 1998 |
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35. | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
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* 1945 | January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2011 |
2002 , 2006 |
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36. | Dilma Rousseff |
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* 1947 | January 1, 2011 - August 31, 2016 (impeachment) |
Cabinet Rousseff I , Cabinet Rousseff II |
2010 , 2014 |
37. | Michel Temer |
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* 1940 | August 31, 2016 - January 1, 2019 | Cabinet Temer | |
38. | Jair Bolsonaro |
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* 1955 | since January 1, 2019 | Bolsonaro cabinet | 2018 |