Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté explained

Viscount of Abaeté
Birth Date:22 September 1798
Birth Place:Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Death Date:14 September 1883 (aged 84)
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Office1:Prime Minister of Brazil
Term Start1:12 December 1858
Term End1:10 August 1859
Monarch1:Pedro II
Predecessor1:Marquis of Olinda
Successor1:Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:14 October 1835
Term End2:3 June 1836
Predecessor2:Manuel Alves Branco
Successor2:Gustavo de Aguilar Pantoja
Term Start3:24 July 1840
Term End3:23 March 1841
Predecessor3:Paulino Soares de Sousa
Successor3:Paulino Soares de Sousa
Term Start4:29 September 1845
Term End4:2 May 1846
Predecessor4:José de Almeida Torres
Successor4:Joaquim Marcelino de Brito
Awards:Order of the Southern Cross
Military Order of Christ; Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa[1]
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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.[2]

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),[3] 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.[4]

As a diplomat, he carried out several missions in Montevideo and in the Argentine Confederation.[3]

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

Notes and References

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