Antônio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, Viscount of Abaeté

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
Died14 September 1883 (aged 84)
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

Antônio 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

  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.