Quintino Bocaiuva

Quintino Antônio Ferreira de Sousa Bocaiuva (December 4, 1836 – June 11, 1912) was a politician and writer from Brazil. He served as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, between 1889 and 1891, and also he was President of the State of Rio de Janeiro, between 1900 and 1903. He was known for his actions during the Proclamation of the Republic.[1][2]

"Quintino Bocaiúva" redirects here. For the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, see Quintino Bocaiúva, Rio de Janeiro.
Quintino Bocaiúva
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Born(1836-12-04)4 December 1836
Itaguaí, Empire of Brazil
Died11 June 1912(1912-06-11) (aged 75)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationPolitician
NationalityBrazilian

He was born in Itagüí and then moved to Sao Paulo, where he started working as typographer. He started to study Law but he dropped off the studies due economical reasons. As a Nativist, he adopted the name "Bocaiuva" in reference to a local kind of palm tree. He started as a journalist defending Republican ideas in some newspapers of Rio de Janeiro.

He died in Rio de Janeiro at 75. The neighborhood where he lived in the city was named after him, Quintino Bocaiuva, and is popularly known as Quintino.

References
  1. "Quintino Bocaiuva". Escola de Relacoes Internacionais. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. Foreign Ministers, Brazilian Government site, in Portrugese, accessed on 9 September 2008
Preceded by
José Francisco Diana (pre Republic)		 Minister of External Relations
1889 — 1891		 Succeeded by
Justo Leite Chermont
Preceded by
Lourenço Cavalcanti de Albuquerque		 Minister of Transport
1889		 Succeeded by
Demétrio Nunes Ribeiro
Preceded by
New position		 Governor of Rio de Janeiro
1901 - 1903		 Succeeded by
Nilo Peçanha


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