List of Brazilian Foreign Ministers

This list of Brazilian foreign ministers contains all foreign ministers of the South American state of Brazil who have been active since 1822. The Brazilian Foreign Minister has his seat in the Palácio Itamaraty in the capital Brasília .

Empire (1822–1889)

Appointed	Term expires	Surname	Remarks	in the government of
Jan. 16, 1822	July 16, 1823	José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva		Peter I (Brazil)
July 16, 1823	Nov 10, 1823	José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos , Marquês de Caravelas
Nov 10, 1823	Nov 14, 1823	Francisco Vilela Barbosa , Marquês de Paranaguá
Nov 14, 1823	Oct. 4, 1825	Luís José de Carvalho e Melo , Visconde da Cachoeira
Oct. 4, 1825	Nov 21, 1825	Francisco Vilela Barbosa , Marquês de Paranaguá
Nov 21, 1825	Jan. 20, 1826	José Egídio Álvares de Almeida , Marquês de Santo Amaro
Jan. 20, 1826	Jan. 15, 1827	Antônio Luís Pereira da Cunha , Marquês de Inhambupe
Jan. 15, 1827	Nov 20, 1827	João Severiano Maciel da Costa , Marquês de Queluz
Nov 20, 1827	Dec. 4, 1829	João Carlos Augusto von Oyenhausen-Gravenburg , Marquês de Aracati
Dec. 4, 1829	23 Sep 1830	Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida , Marquês de Abrantes
23 Sep 1830	Dec 9, 1830	Francisco Vilela Barbosa , Marquês de Paranaguá
Dec 9, 1830	March 19, 1831	Francisco Carneiro de Campos
Apr 7, 1831	Aug 3, 1832			Regência Trina Permanente
Aug 3, 1832	13 Sep 1832	Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda
13 Sep 1832	Feb 21, 1834	Bento da Silva Lisboa , Barao de Cairu
Feb 21, 1834	Jan. 16, 1835	Aureliano de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho , Visconde de Sepetiba
Jan. 16, 1835	Feb 5, 1836	Manuel Alves Branco , 2nd Visconde de Caravelas		Diogo Antônio Feijó
Feb 5, 1836	June 3, 1836	José Inácio Borges
June 3, 1836	Nov 1, 1836	Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté
Nov 1, 1836	Feb. 20, 1837	Gustavo Adolfo de Aguilar Pantoja
Feb. 20, 1837	May 16, 1837	Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté
May 16, 1837	19 Sep 1837	Francisco Gê Acaiaba de Montezuma , Visconde de Jequitinhonha
19 Sep 1837	Apr 16, 1839	Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro , 2nd Barão de Itamaracá		Pedro de Araújo Lima
Apr 16, 1839	Sep 1 1839	Cândido Batista de Oliveira
Sep 1 1839	July 24, 1840	Caetano Maria Lopes Gama , Visconde de Maranguape
July 24, 1840	Jan. 23, 1843	Aureliano de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho , Visconde de Sepetiba		Peter II (Brazil)
Jan. 23, 1843	June 8, 1843	Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão , Marquês de Paraná
June 8, 1843	Feb. 2, 1844	Paulino José Soares de Sousa , Visconde de Uruguai
Feb. 2, 1844	May 26, 1845	Ernesto Ferreira França
May 26, 1845	May 2, 1846	Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté
May 2, 1846	May 22, 1847	Bento da Silva Lisboa , Barao de Cairu
May 22, 1847	Jan. 29, 1848	Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho		Manuel Alves Branco , 2nd Visconde de Caravelas
Jan. 29, 1848	March 8, 1848	José Antônio Pimenta Bueno , Marquis de São Vicente		Peter II (Brazil)
March 8, 1848	May 31, 1848	Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté		José Carlos Pereira de Almeida Torres , Visconde de Macaé
May 31, 1848	29 Sep 1848	Bernardo de Sousa Franco , Visconde de Sousa Franco		Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo
29 Sep 1848	Oct 8, 1849	Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda		Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda
Oct 8, 1849	6 Sep 1853	Paulino José Soares de Sousa , Visconde de Uruguai		Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres , Visconde de Itaboraí
6 Sep 1853	June 14, 1855	Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté		Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão , Marquês do Paraná
June 14, 1855	3rd Sep 1856	José Maria da Silva Paranhos , Visconde do Rio Branco		Peter II (Brazil)
3rd Sep 1856	May 4, 1857			Luís Alves de Lima e Silva , Duque de Caxias
May 4, 1857	Dec 12, 1858	Caetano Maria Lopes Gama , Visconde de Maranguape		Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda
Dec 12, 1858	Aug 10, 1859	José Maria da Silva Paranhos , Visconde do Rio Branco		Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu , Visconde de Abaeté
Aug 10, 1859	March 2, 1861	João Lins Vieira Cansansão de Sinimbu , Visconde de Sinimbu		Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz , Barão de Uruguaiana
March 2, 1861	Apr 21, 1861	José Maria da Silva Paranhos		Luís Alves de Lima e Silva , Duque de Caxias
Apr 21, 1861	July 10, 1861	Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque		Peter II (Brazil)
July 10, 1861	May 24, 1862	Benevenuto Augusto Magalhães Taques
May 24, 1862	May 30, 1862	Carlos Carneiro de Campos , 3rd Visconde de Caravelas		Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
May 30, 1862	Jan 15, 1864	Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida , Marquês de Abrantes		Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda
Jan 15, 1864	March 9, 1864	Francisco Xavier Pais Barreto		Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
March 9, 1864	31 Aug 1864	João Pedro Dias Vieira		Peter II (Brazil)
31 Aug 1864	Oct. 4, 1864	Carlos Carneiro de Campos , 3rd Visconde de Caravelas		Francisco José Furtado
Oct. 4, 1864	May 12, 1865	João Pedro Dias Vieira		Peter II (Brazil)
May 12, 1865	Aug 3, 1866	José Antônio Saraiva		Pedro de Araújo Lima , Marquis de Olinda
Aug 3, 1866	Oct. 27, 1866	Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada		Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
Oct. 27, 1866	Dec 9, 1867	Antônio Coelho de Sá e Albuquerque		Peter II (Brazil)
Dec 9, 1867	Apr 14, 1868	João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá , 2nd Marquês de Paranaguá
Apr 14, 1868	July 16, 1868	João Silveira de Sousa
July 16, 1868	29 Sep 1870	José Maria da Silva Paranhos , Visconde do Rio Branco		Joaquim José Rodrigues Torres , Visconde de Itaboraí
29 Sep 1870	March 7, 1871	José Antônio Pimenta Bueno , Marquis de São Vicente		José Antônio Pimenta Bueno , Marquis de São Vicente
March 7, 1871	Jan. 28, 1873	Manuel Francisco Correia		José Maria da Silva Paranhos , Visconde do Rio Branco
Jan. 28, 1873	June 25, 1875	Carlos Carneiro de Campos , Visconde de Caravelas		Peter II (Brazil)
June 25, 1875	Feb. 15, 1877	João Maurício Wanderley , Barão de Cotegipe		Luís Alves de Lima e Silva , Duque de Caxias
Feb. 15, 1877	Jan. 5, 1878	Diogo Velho Cavalcanti de Albuquerque , Visconde de Cavalcanti		Peter II (Brazil)
Jan. 5, 1878	Feb 8, 1879	Domingos de Sousa Leão , Barão de Vila Bela		João Lins Vieira Cansansão de Sinimbu , Visconde de Sinimbu
Feb 8, 1879	June 4, 1879	João Lins Vieira Cansansão de Sinimbu , Visconde de Sinimbu		Peter II (Brazil)
June 4, 1879	March 28, 1880	Antonio Moreira de Barros
March 28, 1880	Nov 3, 1881	Pedro Luís Pereira de Sousa		José Antônio Saraiva
Nov 3, 1881	Jan. 21, 1882	Franklin Américo de Meneses Dória , Barão de Loreto		Peter II (Brazil)
Jan. 21, 1882	July 3, 1882	Filipe Franco de Sá		Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos
July 3, 1882	May 24, 1883	Lourenço Cavalcanti de Albuquerque		João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá , 2nd Marquês de Paranaguá
May 24, 1883	June 6, 1884	Francisco de Carvalho Soares Brandão		Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
June 6, 1884	Dec 22, 1884	João da Mata Machado		Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas
Dec 22, 1884	May 6, 1885	Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas		Peter II (Brazil)
May 6, 1885	Aug 20, 1885	João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá , 2nd Marquês de Paranaguá		José Antônio Saraiva
Aug 20, 1885	March 10, 1888	João Maurício Wanderley , Barão de Cotegipe		João Maurício Wanderley , Barão de Cotegipe
March 10, 1888	June 27, 1888	Antônio da Silva Prado		João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira
June 27, 1888	June 7, 1889	Rodrigo Augusto da Silva		Peter II (Brazil)
June 7, 1889	Nov 15, 1889	José Francisco Diana		Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo , Visconde de Ouro preto

Old Republic (República Velha, 1889–1930)

1st republic

Appointed	Term expires	Surname	Remarks	in the government of
Nov 15, 1889		Quintino Bocayuva		Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca
Jan. 17, 1890		Joaquim Thomaz do Amaral , Visconde de Cabo Frio
Feb. 22, 1890		Eduardo Wandenkolk
May 13, 1890		Quintino Bocayuva
Jan. 23, 1891	Feb. 26, 1891	Tristão de Alencar Araripe
Feb. 26, 1891	Nov 23, 1891	Justo Leite Chermont
Nov 23, 1891		Custodio José de Mello		Floriano Peixoto
Nov 30, 1891		Fernando Lobo Leite Pereira
Feb 12, 1892		Inocêncio Serzedello Corrêa
June 22, 1892		Custodio José de Mello
Dec 11, 1892		Antonio Francisco de Paula Souza
Apr 22, 1893		Felisbello Firmo de Oliveira Freire
June 30, 1893		João Felipe Pereira
Oct 6, 1893		Carlos Augusto de Carvalho
Oct. 26, 1893		Alexandre Cassiano do Nascimento
Nov 15, 1894		Carlos Augusto de Carvalho		Prudente de Morais
Sep 1 1896		Dionysio Evangelista de Castro Cerqueira
Nov 15, 1898		Olyntho de Magalhães
Oct. 19, 1900		Visconde de Cabo Frio Joaquim Thomaz do Amaral
Oct. 20, 1900	Nov 8, 1900	Olyntho de Magalhães
Nov 15, 1902		José Joaquim Seabra		Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
3 Dec 1902		José Maria da Silva Paranhos do Rio Branco
Dec. 4, 1902	June 14, 1909			Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena
Nov 15, 1910				Nilo Peçanha
Nov 15, 1906	Feb 10, 1912			Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca
Feb 10, 1912	Feb 14, 1912	Enéas Martins
Feb 15, 1912	May 8, 1917	Lauro Müller
May 17, 1913	Aug 17, 1913	Francisco Regis de Oliveira
Nov 15, 1914	May 8, 1917	Lauro Severiano Müller		Venceslau Brás
June 23, 1916	Nov 15, 1916	Luís Martins de Souza Dantas
May 3, 1917	May 7, 1917
May 6, 1917	Nov 15, 1918	Nilo Procópio Peçanha
Nov 16, 1918	July 27, 1919	Domício da Gama		Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro
July 27, 1919	July 29, 1919	Augusto Cochrane de Alencar		Epitácio da Silva Pessoa
July 29, 1919	Nov 15, 1922	José Manuel de Azevedo Marques
Nov 15, 1922	Nov 15, 1926	José Felix Alves Pacheco		Artur da Silva Bernardes
Nov 15, 1926	Oct. 24, 1930	Otávio Mangabeira		Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa
Oct. 27, 1930	December 28, 1933	Afrânio de Melo Franco		Government junta : Augusto Tasso Fragoso, João de Deus Mena Barreto, Isaias de Noronha

Vargas era (1930–1945) to Fourth Republic (1945–1963)

Appointed	Term expires	Surname	Remarks	in the government of
Nov 3, 1930		Afrânio de Melo Franco		Getúlio Vargas
December 29, 1933		Félix de Barros Cavalcanti de Lacerda
Jan. 30, 1934
July 23, 1934	Nov 26, 1936	José Carlos de Macedo Soares
May 20, 1935	June 26, 1935	Mario de Pimentel Brandão
Dec. 1, 1936
Aug 31, 1937	March 9, 1938
March 15, 1938	23 Aug 1944	Oswaldo Aranha
Jan. 30, 1939	23 Aug 1939	Ciro de Freitas Vale
Jan. 24, 1940	Jan. 30, 1940	Maurício Nabuco de Araújo
Apr 1, 1941	Apr 30, 1941
Nov 14, 1941	Nov 30, 1941
23 Aug 1944	Feb. 17, 1945	Pedro Leão Veloso
Feb. 22, 1945	March 16, 1945	José Roberto de Macedo Soares
March 20, 1945	Apr 15, 1945	Pedro Leão Veloso
Apr 19, 1945	July 6, 1945	José Roberto de Macedo Soares
July 11, 1945		Pedro Leão Veloso
Oct. 30, 1945	Jan. 31, 1946			José Linhares
Jan. 31, 1946	Nov 4, 1946	João Neves da Fontoura		Eurico Gaspar Dutra
July 24, 1946	December 7, 1946	Samuel de Souza Leão Gracie
December 7, 1946	Jan. 30, 1951	Raul Fernandes
May 7, 1947	May 28, 1947	Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto Accioly
8 Sep 1948	Dec 15, 1948
May 2, 1949	June 15, 1949	Ciro de Freitas Vale
Jan. 31, 1951	June 19, 1953	João Neves da Fontoura		Getúlio Vargas
	Apr 30, 1951	Heitor Lira
Nov 5, 1952	Dec 17, 1952	Mario de Pimentel Brandão
June 18, 1953	July 1, 1953
July 1, 1953	Aug 26, 1954	Vicente Ráo
Feb. 17, 1954	March 27, 1954	Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
Aug 26, 1954	Nov 12, 1955	Raul Fernandes		João Café Filho
Apr 19, 1955	Apr 29, 1955	Antonio Camillo de Oliveira		João Café Filho
Nov 12, 1955	3rd July 1958	José Carlos de Macedo Soares		Carlos Coimbra da Luz
Nov 11, 1955				Nereu de Oliveira Ramos
Nov 12, 1955	Sep 15 1957			Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira
16 Sep 1957	Sep 30 1957	Décio Honorato de Moura
Nov 23, 1957	Nov 30, 1957	Décio Honorato de Moura
Feb. 18, 1958		Décio Honorato de Moura
May 24, 1958		Décio Honorato de Moura
3rd July 1958	Aug 1, 1959	Francisco Negra de Lima
Aug 12, 1958	Aug 18, 1958	Antonio Barreto Mendes Viana
13 Sep 1958	16 Sep 1958
Oct. 31, 1958	Nov 7, 1958
Aug 1, 1959	Jan. 31, 1961	Horacio Lafer
Aug 10, 1959	Aug 24, 1959	Armando Ribeiro Falcão
Nov 21, 1959	Nov. 30, 1959	Fernando Ramos de Alencar
March 14, 1960	March 29, 1960
May 25, 1960	May 27, 1960
Aug 5, 1960	5th Sep 1960
19 Sep 1960	Oct. 4, 1960
Dec. 7, 1960	Dec. 30, 1960	Edmundo Pena Barbosa da Silva
Jan. 31, 1961	Aug 25, 1961	Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco		Jânio da Silva Quadros
Apr 1, 1961	Apr 11, 1961	Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
March 26, 1961	Sep 10 1961	Ilmar Penna Marinho
Sep 10 1961	8 Sep 1961	Ilmar Penna Marinho		Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
8 Sep 1961	June 25, 1962	Francisco Clementino de Santiago Dantas		João Goulart
Jan. 19, 1962	July 16, 1962	Renato Bayma Archer da Silva
July 20, 1962	13 Sep 1962	Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (politician)
Sep 14 1962	23 Sep 1962	Carlos Alfredo Bernardes
Sep 24 1962	June 18, 1963	Hermes Lima
June 18, 1963	22 Aug 1963	Evandro Cavalcanti Lins e Silva
June 27, 1963	2nd July 1963	Henrique Rodrigues Valle
July 26, 1963	July 31, 1963	João Augusto de Araújo Castro
22 Aug 1963	Apr 1, 1964	João Augusto de Araújo Castro
Aug 17, 1963	28 Sep 1963	Aguinaldo Boulitreau Fragoso
16 Sep 1963		Aguinaldo Boulitreau Fragoso
Oct 10, 1963	Oct 14, 1963
Oct 24, 1963
Nov 27, 1963	Nov 29, 1963
March 19, 1964	March 30, 1964
Apr 2, 1964	Apr 3, 1964

Military regime (1964–1987), Fifth Republic

Appointed	Term expires	Surname	Remarks	in the government of
Apr 3, 1964	Apr 6, 1964	Aguinaldo Boulitreau Fragoso		Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Apr 6, 1964	Dec 7, 1965	Vasco Tristão Leitão da Cunha
Dec 7, 1965	17th July 1964			Humberto Castelo Branco
17th July 1964	July 29, 1964	Antônio Borges Leal Castelo Branco Filho
Nov 30, 1964	Dec. 27, 1964
Jan. 28, 1965	Feb 3, 1965
March 10, 1965	Apr 26, 1965
June 1, 1965	June 3, 1965
22 Sep 1965	Oct 9, 1965
Nov 5, 1965	Nov 9, 1965
Dec 8, 1965	Dec 31, 1965
Jan. 17, 1966	March 15, 1967	Juracy Montenegro Magalhães
Aug 31, 1966		Manuel Pio Correia Júnior
Oct 13, 1966
Nov 28, 1966	Nov 29, 1966
Dec 14, 1966
Jan. 18, 1966
Feb. 15, 1967	March 1, 1967
March 15, 1967	Oct 23, 1969	José de Magalhães Pinto		Artur da Costa e Silva
Apr 12, 1967	Apr. 14, 1967	Sérgio Correa Afonso da Costa
June 21, 1967	July 1, 1967
Aug 28, 1967	4th Sep 1967
19 Sep 1967	Oct. 4, 1967
Jan. 30, 1968	Feb 22, 1968
Feb 13, 1968	Feb. 17, 1968
March 1, 1968	March 15, 1968
Apr 30, 1968		Mário Gibson Alves Barbosa
3rd Sep 1968
Oct 18, 1968
Oct. 30, 1969	Feb 6, 1969	José de Magalhães Pinto		Military junta : Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Augusto Hamann Radmaker Grunewald, Márcio de Souza Mello
Feb 6, 1969	3rd Dec 1969	Mozart Gurgel Valente Júnior		Military junta : Aurélio de Lyra Tavares Augusto Hamann Rademaker-Grünewald, Márcio de Souza Mello
Oct. 30, 1969	March 15, 1974	Mário Gibson Alves Barbosa		Emílio Garrastazu Médici
June 8, 1970	Feb. 14, 1974	Jorge de Carvalho e Silva	with innterruptions
March 15, 1974	March 15, 1979	Antonio Francisco Azeredo da Silveira		Ernesto Geisel
Apr. 14, 1974	June 19, 1978	Ramiro Elysio Saraiva Guerreiro	with innterruptions
June 21, 1978	June 26, 1978	Dário Moreira de Castro Alves
Sep 2 1978	5th Sep 1978
21 Sep 1978	26 Sep 1978
December 3, 1978	Dec 6, 1978
March 15, 1979		Ramiro Elysio Saraiva Guerreiro		João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
July 25, 1979	May 30, 1984	José Clemente Baena Soares	with innterruptions
June 6, 1984	Feb 8, 1985	Carlos Calero Rodriguez	with innterruptions

New Republic (Nova República), Sixth Republic

Appointed	Term expires	Surname	image	in the government of
March 15, 1985	Feb. 14, 1986	Olavo Setúbal		José Sarney
May 19, 1985	Feb. 27, 1986	Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima	with innterruptions
Feb. 14, 1986	March 15, 1990	Abreu Sodré
March 13, 1986	Nov 29, 1986	Paulo Tarso Flecha de Lima	with innterruptions
March 15, 1990	Apr 13, 1992	Francisco Rezek		Fernando Collor de Mello
Apr 13, 1992	Oct 2, 1992	Celso Lafer		Itamar Franco
Oct 5, 1992	May 20, 1993	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
May 20, 1993	July 20, 1993	Luiz Felipe Lampreia
July 20, 1993	Jan. 1, 1995	Celso Amorim
Jan. 1, 1995	Jan. 12, 2001	Luiz Felipe Lampreia		Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Jan. 12, 2001	Jan. 29, 2001	Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa
Jan. 29, 2001	Jan. 1, 2003	Celso Lafer
Jan. 1, 2003	Dec 31, 2010	Celso Amorim		Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Jan. 1, 2011	26 Aug 2013	Antonio Patriota		Dilma Rousseff
26 Aug 2013	Jan. 1, 2015	Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
Jan. 1, 2015	May 12, 2016	Mauro Vieira
May 12, 2016	Feb 22, 2017	José Serra		Michel Temer
Feb 22, 2017	March 7, 2017	Marcos Galvão , interim
March 7, 2017	Jan. 1, 2019	Aloysio Nunes
Jan. 1, 2019	officiating	Ernesto Araújo		Jair Bolsonaro

Source:

Web links

• Website of the Ministério das Relações Exteriores . Retrieved May 20, 2016 (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Galeria de Ministros das Relações Exteriores . Ministério das Relações Exteriores; Retrieved April 22, 2014 (Brazilian Portuguese), the portraits are on flickr.com .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Araujo Castro , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 48/1963 of November 18, 1963, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
2. ↑ Repertorio since prática brasileira do direito internacional . Pp. 259-274.