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Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté

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Viscount of Abaeté
Abaeté, c. 1870s, by Modesto Ribeiro
Prime Minister of Brazil
In office
12 December 1858 – 10 August 1859
MonarchPedro II
Preceded byMarquis of Olinda
Succeeded byÂngelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz
Minister of Justice
In office
14 October 1835 – 3 June 1836
Preceded byManuel Alves Branco
Succeeded byGustavo de Aguilar Pantoja
In office
24 July 1840 – 23 March 1841
Preceded byPaulino Soares de Sousa
Succeeded byPaulino Soares de Sousa
In office
29 September 1845 – 2 May 1846
Preceded byJosé de Almeida Torres
Succeeded byJoaquim Marcelino de Brito
Personal details
Born22 September 1798
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died14 September 1883 (aged 84)
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
AwardsOrder of the Southern Cross; Military Order of Christ;[1] Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa[2]

Coat of Arms of the Viscount of Abaeté

Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté (22 September 1798 - 14 September 1883) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian magistrate, diplomat and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Brazil from 1858 to 1859.[3]

He graduated in law at the University of Coimbra in 1820, he was an external judge in São João del-Rei, district ombudsman, judge, councilor, deputy general, governor of Minas Gerais (1833),[4] minister and President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister). He was a senator of the Empire of Brazil from 1847 to 1883, and President of the Senate from 1861 to 1873.[1]

As a diplomat, he carried out several missions in Montevideo and in the Argentine Confederation.[4]

He was President of the Council of Ministers and simultaneously Minister of the Navy.

References

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  1. ^ a b "ANTÔNIO PAULINO LIMPO DE ABREU". camara.leg.br. Câmara dos Deputados, Brasil. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "053 - Dr. Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu" (PDF). stm.jus.br. Superior Tribunal Militar. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, visconde de Abaeté". ihgb.org.br. Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu". funag.gov.br. Fundação Alexander de Gusmão. Retrieved 16 October 2021.