José Alves de Cerqueira César (23 May 1835 – 26 July 1911) was a Brazilian politician who served as president (governor) of the State of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

from December 1891 to August 1892. Cerqueira César was born in

Guarulhos Guarulhos () is a Brazilian municipality. It is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and is also the most populous city in the country that is not a state capital. In the last ...

. He graduated in 1860 from the Law School of São Paulo and was public defender in the city of Itapetininga. He was secretary and president of the Republican Party of São Paulo and assumed the position of Treasury Inspector for the State of São Paulo in 1889. He was elected First Vice-President of the State of São Paulo for the mandate 1891–1892. The city of

Cerqueira César Cerqueira César is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over ...

in the state is named after him. He died in

, aged 76.

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Message to the Legislative Congress of 1892
(in Portuguese) 1835 births 1911 deaths People from Guarulhos Governors of São Paulo (state) University of São Paulo alumni Public defenders People from Itapetininga {{Brazil-politician-stub