Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves

Rodrigues Alves
Official portrait, 1902
5th President of Brazil
In office
15 November 1902 – 15 November 1906
Vice PresidentSilviano Brandão (elect)
None (1902–1903)
Afonso Pena (1903–1906)
Preceded byCampos Sales
Succeeded byAfonso Pena
President-elect of Brazil
In role
6 July 1918 – 16 January 1919
Vice PresidentDelfim Moreira
Preceded byVenceslau Brás
Succeeded byDelfim Moreira
Other offices held
1916–1918Senator for São Paulo
1912–1916President of São Paulo
1906–1906Minister of the Office of the Presidency
1900–1902President of São Paulo
1897–1900Senator for São Paulo
1894–1896Minister of Finance[1]
1893–1894Senator for São Paulo
1891–1892Minister of Finance
1887–1888President of the São Paulo Province
1887–1888General Deputy for São Paulo
1878–1879Provincial Deputy of São Paulo
1872–1875Provincial Deputy of São Paulo
Personal details
Born(1848-07-07)7 July 1848
Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Died16 January 1919(1919-01-16) (aged 70)
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Political partyConservative (before 1889)
PRP (1889–1919)
SpouseAna Guilhermina Borges
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician
Signature

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz ˈawvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as president of the Province of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected the fifth president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.

During this term he remodeled the then Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro, an effort punctuated by the 1904 "Vaccine Revolt". He was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died in the influenza pandemic before assuming power, on 16 January 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.

  1. ^ "Portal MF 200 anos — República". April 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.