Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo (
São Paulo
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, August 8, 1833 -
Rio de Janeiro
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, March 25, 1896) was the third governor of the State of São Paulo, from March to December 1891, and first president of the State of São Paulo.
Died in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, as Minister of the Supreme Federal Tribunal. The city of
Américo Brasiliense
Américo Brasiliense is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population is 41,032 (2020 est.) in an area of .
This city is also known as Cidade Doçura ("sweetness city"), because its perimeter is surrounded by sugar cane plan ...
in the State of São Paulo is named after him, as is a school in the city of
Santo André.
1833 births
1896 deaths
People from São Paulo
Governors of Paraíba
Governors of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Governors of São Paulo (state)
University of São Paulo alumni
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