List of Viceroys of Brazil

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The list of viceroys of Brazil includes a total of 15 incumbents in the period from 1640 to 1808. However, the title Viceroy of Brazil was awarded between 1640 and 1718 only to three Portuguese dignitaries who held the office of governor general of the Portuguese crown colony of Brazil. Since 1720, the title of viceroy has permanently replaced that of the governor general. The viceroy's official residence was in Salvador da Bahia until 1763 when it was moved to Rio de Janeiro .
With the arrival of the Portuguese royal court in Rio de Janeiro in 1808, who had fled Lisbon from Napoleon's army in 1807 , the office of Viceroy of Brazil was no longer occupied. In his place came the Portuguese Prince Regent João .

Official Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Jorge de Mascarenhas ,
Marquis de Montalvão		 May 26, 1640 April 16, 1641
Vasco de Mascarenhas ,
Conde de Óbidos		 July 21, 1663 June 13, 1667
Pedro Antônio de Noronha ,
Marquis de Angeja		 October 14, 1714 June 11, 1718
Vasco Fernandes César de Meneses ,
Conde de Sabugosa		 November 23, 1720 May 11, 1735
André de Melo e Castro ,
Conde das Galveias		 May 11, 1735 December 17, 1749
Luís Pedro Peregrino de Carvalho e Ataíde ,
Conde de Atouguia		 December 17, 1749 17th August 1754
Marcos José de Noronha e Brito ,
Conde dos Arcos		 December 23, 1755 January 9, 1760
Antônio de Almeida Soares Portugal ,
Marquês do Lavradio		 January 9, 1760 4th July 1760
Antônio Álvares da Cunha ,
Conde da Cunha		 June 27, 1763 August 31, 1767
Antônio Rolim de Moura Tavares ,
Conde de Azambuja		 November 17, 1767 November 4, 1769
Luís de Almeida Silva Mascarenhas ,
Marquês do Lavradio e Conde de Avintes		 November 4, 1769 April 30, 1778
Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa ,
Conde de Figueiró		 April 30, 1778 May 9, 1790
José Luís de Castro ,
Conde de Resende		 May 9, 1790 October 14, 1801
Fernando José de Portugal e Castro ,
Marquis de Aguiar		 October 14, 1801 October 14, 1806
Marcos de Noronha e Brito ,
Conde dos Arcos		 October 14, 1806 January 22, 1808

literature

  • Peter Truhart: Regents of Nations. Part I: Africa / America. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-598-10492-8 , p. 856 f.