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Federal Territory Of Rio Branco
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 ... [...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. In 1871, Rio Branco became the president of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for the first time. He would become the Council's longest-serving president, and his cabinet the second longest, in Brazilian history. His government was marked by a time of economic prosperity and the enactment of several reforms. The most important of these initiatives was the Law of Free Birth, which granted freeborn status to children born to slave women. Rio Branco led the government that enacted this law, and its passage increased his popularity. His government was plagued by a long crisis with the Catholic Church that resulted from the expu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
