This is a list of governors-general of colonial Brazil (Portuguese: governadores-gerais). The office was created by King João III in 1549. From 1640 onward, some governors-general held the title of viceroy (Portuguese: vice-rei). The office was the same, only the title was different in order to correspond to the dignity of the individual appointed to the office. From 1720, however, until the arrival of King João VI, king of Portugal, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1808, all governors-general were viceroys.
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NameImageTitleTime in office (approx.)Ref.1Tomé de Sousagovernor7 July 1549—1 May 15532Duarte da Costagovernor1 May 1553—3 January 15583Mem de Ságovernor3 January 1558—2 March 15721572 - Division of Brazil into two governor-generalship, one in Bahia (north) and the other in Rio de Janeiro (south)4Luís de Brito e Almeidagovernor(in Bahia)10 December 1572—12 April 1578"Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira" de 1936, citado na página 60.1578 - Reunification of the governor-generalship in Bahia5Lourenço da Veigagovernor-general12 April 1578—17 June 1581WORLD STATESMEN.org portugalweb.net6Manuel Teles Barretogovernor-general11 May 1582—9 May 1587Klick Educação 7Francisco de Sousagovernor-general1592—1 April 1602"O Epos Bandeirante e São Paulo Vila e Cidade" in Ensaios Paulistanos, 1958, p. 627.8Diogo Botelhogovernor-general1 April 1602—1607Hermann, J. No reino do desejado. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1998Vainfas, Ronaldo (direção). Dicionário do Brasil Colonial: 1500 - 1808. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Objetiva, 20001608 - Division of Brazil into two governor-generalship, one in Bahia (north) and the other in Rio de Janeiro (south)9Diogo de Meneses e Sequeiragovernor-general(in Bahia)1608—22 August 16121612 - Reunification of the governor-generalship in Bahia10Gaspar de Sousagovernor-general1613—1 January 1617 11Luís de Sousa Count of Pradogovernor-general1 January 1617—12 October 16211621 - State of Maranhão becomes autonomous (1621)12Diogo de Mendonça Furtadogovernor-general12 October 1621—26 July 162413Francisco de Moura Rolimgovernor-general1625 - 162714Diogo Luís de Oliveiragovernor-general1627—11 December 163515Pedro da SilvaCount of São Lourençogovernor-general11 December 1635—23 January 163916Fernando de MascarenhasCount of Torregovernor-general23 January 1639—164017Jorge de MascarenhasMarquis of Montalvão1# viceroy26 May 1640—16 April 164118António Teles da Silvagovernor-general1642—26 December 164719António Teles de MenesesCount of Vila Pouca de Aguiargovernor-general26 December 1647—10 March 165020João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 2nd Count of Castelo MelhorCount of Castelo Melhorgovernor-general10 March 1650—14 December 165421Jerónimo de AtaídeCount of Atouguiagovernor-general14 December 1654—20 June 165722Francisco Barreto de Menesesgovernor-general20 June 1657—21 July 166323Vasco MascarenhasCount of Óbidos2# viceroy21 July 1663—13 June 166724Alexandre de Sousa Freiregovernor-general13 July 1667—8 May 167125Afonso Furtado de Castro de MendonçaViscount of Barbacenagovernor-general8 May 1671—26 November 167526Roque da Costa Barretogovernor-general5 March 1678—23 May 168227António de Sousa Menesesgovernor-general23 May 1682—4 June 168428António Luís de Sousa Telo de MenesesMarquis of Minasgovernor-general4 June 1684—4 June 168729Matias da Cunhagovernor-general4 June 1687—24 October 168830Antônio Luís Gonçalves da Câmara Coutinhogovernor-general8 October 1690—22 May 169431João de Lencastregovernor-general22 May 1694—3 July 170232Rodrigo da Costagovernor-general3 July 1702—8 September 170533Luís César de Menesesgovernor-general8 September 1705—3 May 171034Lourenço de AlmadaCount of Avranchesgovernor-general3 May 1710—14 October 171135Pedro de Vasconcelos e Sousagovernor-general14 October 1711—14 October 171436Pedro António de Meneses NoronhaMarquis of Angeja3# viceroy14 October 1714—11 June 171837Sancho de Faro e SousaCount of Vimieirogovernor-general21 August 1718—13 October 171938Vasco Fernandes César de MenesesCount of Sabugosa4# viceroy23 November 1720—11 May 173539André de Melo e CastroCount of Galveias5# viceroy11 May 1735—17 December 174940Luís Pedro Peregrino de Carvalho e AtaídeCount of Atouguia6# viceroy17 December 1749—17 August 175441Marcos José de Noronha e BritoCount of Arcos7# viceroy23 December 1755—9 January 176042António de Almeida Soares PortugalMarquis of Lavradio8# viceroy9 January 1760—4 July 176043António Álvares da CunhaCount of Cunha9# viceroy27 June 1763—31 August 176744Antônio Rolim de Moura TavaresCount of Azambuja10# viceroy17 November 1767—4 November 176945Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares MascarenhasMarquis of Lavradio and Count of Avintes11# viceroy4 November 1769—30 April 17781775 - Reunification of the State of Brazil46Luís de Vasconcelos e SousaCount of Figueiró12# viceroy30 April 1778—9 May 1790MACEDO, Joaquim Manuel de, Anno biographico brazileiro (v.1), Typographia e litographia do imperial instituto artístico, Rio de Janeiro, 1876.47José Luís de CastroCount of Resende13# viceroy4 June 1790—14 October 180148Fernando José de Portugal e CastroMarquis of Aguiar14# viceroy14 October 1801—14 October 180649Marcos de Noronha e BritoCount of Arcos15# viceroy14 October 1806—22 January 1808
See also Governorate General of Brazil
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