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Rio Branco (other)
Rio Branco or Río Branco (Portuguese for "White River") may refer to: People *José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819–1880), Brazilian statesman, journalist, diplomat, politician and educator *José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845–1912), Brazilian diplomat, lawyer, professor, politician and historian Geography *Rio Branco, Acre, capital city of the Brazilian state of Acre *Rio Branco, Mato Grosso, Brazil *Rio Branco, Rio Grande do Sul, a neighbourhood in Porto Alegre, Brazil *Río Branco, Uruguay, a city in the department of Cerro Largo, Uruguay *Rio Branco do Ivaí, a municipality in Paraná, Brazil *Rio Branco do Sul, a municipality in Paraná, Brazil *Avenida Rio Branco, a major street in central Rio de Janeiro *Branco River, a tributary of the Rio Negro, known in Brazil as Rio Branco *Mount Rio Branco, Graham Land, Antarctica *Visconde do Rio Branco, a city located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais *The former name of the Brazilian territory, and later state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Paranhos, Viscount Of Rio Branco
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (16 March 1819 – 1 November 1880), was a Brazilian politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist. Rio Branco was born in Salvador, in what was then the Captaincy of Bahia, to a wealthy family, but most of the fortune was lost after his parents' deaths early in his childhood. Rio Branco attended Brazil's Naval School and became a midshipman in 1841. Later that year he was enrolled in the Army's Military Academy, eventually becoming an instructor there. Rather than continue to serve in the military, he became a politician in the Liberal Party. In 1845, he was elected a member of the provincial house of representatives of Rio de Janeiro province, site of the national capital of the same name. Rio Branco rose to power within the province under the tutelage of Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba—a veteran politician who held tremendous influence over the young and inexperienced Emperor Pedro II. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
