List of places in Brazil named after people
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Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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- Anchieta, Brazil - Father José de AnchietaJosé de AnchietaJosé de Anchieta was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of...
- Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil - Benjamin Constant (Brazilian politician, writer and journalist)
- Campos Sales, Brazil - Manuel Ferraz de Campos SalesManuel Ferraz de Campos SalesDr. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician; provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, minister of justice, senator and governor of São Paulo . Elected president of Brazil and served between 1898 and 1902. In his term, there were austere...
(a president of Brazil) - Carlos Chagas, Minas GeraisCarlos Chagas, Minas GeraisCarlos Chagas is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 20,812 living in a total area of 3,199 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the statistical microregion of Nanuque. It became a...
, Brazil - Carlos ChagasCarlos ChagasCarlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas , was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist and bacteriologist who worked as a clinician and researcher. He discovered Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis in 1909, while working at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro...
(discoverer of Chagas diseaseChagas diseaseChagas disease is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius,...
) - Duque de CaxiasDuque de CaxiasDuque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, bordered by Rio de Janeiro to the south. Its population was 842,890 and its area is 465 km². Its current Mayor is José Camilo Zito...
, Brazil - Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian general and politician - EpitaciolândiaEpitaciolândiaEpitaciolândia is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 13 434 and its area is 1,659 km². It is the southernmost municipality in Acre....
, Acre, Brazil - Epitácio da Silva Pessoa (a Brazilian president) - Euclides da Cunha, BahiaEuclides da Cunha, BahiaEuclides da Cunha is a Brazilian town located at latitude 10°30'27 south and longitude 39°00'57" west and at an altitude of 472 meters. The population in 2004 was 54,949 inhabitants. It has an area of 2.383,84 km²....
- Euclides da CunhaEuclides da CunhaEuclides da Cunha was a Brazilian writer, sociologist and engineer. His most important work is Os Sertões , a non-fictional account of the military expeditions promoted by the Brazilian government against the rebellious village of Canudos, known as the War of Canudos...
(Brazilian writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
) - FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
, Brazil - Floriano PeixotoFloriano PeixotoFloriano Vieira de Araújo Peixoto , April 30, 1839, Maceió, Brazil — July 29, 1895, Rio de Janeiro; born in Ipioca , was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, and the second President of Brazil.-Election and Succession as President:Floriano Peixoto...
(a president of Brazil) - Gonçalves Dias, Maranhão, Brazil - Antônio Gonçalves DiasAntônio Gonçalves DiasAntônio Gonçalves Dias was a Brazilian Romantic poet, playwright and linguist. He is famous for writing the poem "Canção do exílio", arguably the most well-known poem of the Brazilian literature, and many other nationalist and patriotic poems that would later give him the title of national poet of...
(a Brazilian poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
) - João PessoaJoão PessoaJoão Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
, Paraíba, Brazil - João Pessoa Cavalcanti de AlbuquerqueJoão Pessoa Cavalcânti de AlbuquerqueJoão Pessoa Cavalcânti de Albuquerque , was the governor of Paraíba between 1928 and 1930. He was the vice-presidential nominee on the ticket of Getúlio Vargas in the 1930 presidential elections...
, governor of the state of ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - Marechal DeodoroMarechal DeodoroMarechal Deodoro is a municipality and an important tourist center of Alagoas, Brazil. Its population is 42,793 and its area is 334 km².- History :...
, Amazonas, Brazil - Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (a president of Brazil) - Marechal FlorianoMarechal FlorianoMarechal Floriano is the capital of a municipality of the same name, in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Once part of the municipality of Domingos Martins, the town of Marechal Floriano separated on October 31, 1991, becoming capital of its own municipality...
, Espírito Santo, Brazil - Floriano PeixotoFloriano PeixotoFloriano Vieira de Araújo Peixoto , April 30, 1839, Maceió, Brazil — July 29, 1895, Rio de Janeiro; born in Ipioca , was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, and the second President of Brazil.-Election and Succession as President:Floriano Peixoto...
(a president of Brazil) - Nilo Peçanha, BrazilNilo Peçanha, BrazilNilo Peçanha, Brazil is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, Bahia - Nilo PeçanhaNilo PeçanhaNilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician. Governor of Rio de Janeiro State . Elected vice-president in 1906, he assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910...
(a Brazilian president) - NilópolisNilópolisNilópolis is a city and a municipality in Brazil, located in the Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita and Rio de Janeiro. It is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, with a total area of 19.39 km². The population of 157,483 inhabitants...
, Brazil - Nilo PeçanhaNilo PeçanhaNilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician. Governor of Rio de Janeiro State . Elected vice-president in 1906, he assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910...
(a Brazilian president) - PeçanhaPeçanhaPeçanha is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Brazil - Nilo PeçanhaNilo PeçanhaNilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician. Governor of Rio de Janeiro State . Elected vice-president in 1906, he assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910... - PetrópolisPetrópolisPetrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....
, Brazil - Pedro I, emperor of Brazil - Presidente BernardesPresidente BernardesPresidente Bernardes is the name of two cities in Brazil:*Presidente Bernardes, Minas Gerais*Presidente Bernardes, São Paulo...
, Brazil - Artur da Silva BernardesArtur da Silva BernardesArtur da Silva Bernardes was a Brazilian politician in the early 20th century. Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, he was elected governor of Minas Gerais in 1918. In 1922, he was elected president of Brazil and served until 1926. Facing a military rebellion, Bernardes ruled under a state of siege...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente DutraPresidente DutraPresidente Dutra is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, Brazil - Eurico Gaspar DutraEurico Gaspar DutraEurico Gaspar Dutra , was a Brazilian marshal, politician and president of Brazil from 1946–1951.He was born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, and like many other Brazilians, was from Azorean-Portuguese origin...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente EpitácioPresidente EpitácioPresidente Epitácio is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 41,580 and the area is 1,285.2 km². The elevation is 310 m....
, Brazil - Epitâcio da Silva Pessoa (a Brazilian president) - Presidente FigueiredoPresidente FigueiredoPresidente Figueiredo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 23,636 and its area is 25,422 km²....
, Brazil João Baptista de Oliveira FigueiredoJoão Baptista de Oliveira FigueiredoJoão Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He was chief of the Secret Service during the term of his predecessor Ernesto Geisel. Figueiredo was chosen to be president of Brazil by the former military leader, General Ernesto Geisel. He took the oath of...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente GetúlioPresidente GetúlioPresidente Getúlio is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, Brazil - Getúlio VargasGetúlio VargasGetúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente Jânio QuadrosPresidente Jânio QuadrosPresidente Jânio Quadros is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, Brazil Jânio QuadrosJânio QuadrosJânio da Silva Quadros , , was a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil for only 7 months in 1961.-Career:...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente JuscelinoPresidente JuscelinoFor the municipality in Maranhão see Presidente Juscelino, MaranhãoPresidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,257 living in a total area of 696 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of...
, Brazil - Juscelino Kubitschek (a Brazilian president) - Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo, Brazil - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (American president)
- Presidente MédiciPresidente MédiciPresidente Médici is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 25,473 and its area is 1,758 km²....
, Brazil - Emílio Garrastazú MédiciEmílio Garrastazu MédiciEmílio Garrastazu Médici, was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rightist rule from 1969 to 1974, marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.-Early life:...
(a Brazilian president) - Presidente PrudentePresidente PrudentePresidente Prudente is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 207,610 inhabitants and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.Presidente Prudente is considered the...
and Prudente de MoraisPrudente de MoraisPrudente José de Morais Barros was the third president of Brazil . His presidency lasted from November 15, 1894 until November 15, 1898...
, Brazil - Prudente José de Morais Barros (a Brazilian president) - Presidente Sarney, Maranhão, Brazil - José SarneyJosé SarneyJosé Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from 15 March 1985 to 15 March 1990....
(a Brazilian president) - Rio BrancoRio BrancoRio Branco is a Brazilian city, capital of Acre. Located in the Valley of Acre in northern Brazil, it is the most populous county in the state, with 305,954 inhabitants, according to a 2009 estimate - almost half the state population....
, Acre, Brazil - Barão do Rio BrancoBarão do Rio BrancoJosé Maria da Silva Paranhos, Jr., 1st Baron of Rio Branco was a Brazilian diplomat, geographer, historian, politician and professor, considered to be the "father of Brazilian diplomacy". He was the son of famous statesman José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Sr....
(Brazilian politician and diplomat) - RondonópolisRondonópolisFormerly known as Rio Vermelho , Rondonópolis is the third-largest city in Mato Grosso. It is located around from Cuiabá the capital of the state.- Overview :...
and RondolândiaRondolândiaRondolândia is a town and municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Brazil - Cândido RondonCândido RondonCândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, or Marechal Rondon was a Brazilian military officer who is most famous for his exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, and his lifelong support of Brazilian indigenous populations...
(Brazilian military officer and explorer) - Ruy Barbosa, Brazil - Ruy BarbosaRuy BarbosaRuy Barbosa de Oliveira was a Brazilian writer, jurist, and politician.Born in Salvador da Bahia, he was a federal representative, senator, Minister of Finance and diplomat. For his distinguished participation in the Hague Peace Conference of 1907, he earned the nickname "Eagle of the Hague"...
(Brazilian jurist, politician and diplomat) - SalesópolisSalesópolisSalesópolis is a municipality in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 15,281, the density was 35.87/km² and the area is 426 km²....
, Brazil - Manuel Ferraz de Campos SalesManuel Ferraz de Campos SalesDr. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician; provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, minister of justice, senator and governor of São Paulo . Elected president of Brazil and served between 1898 and 1902. In his term, there were austere...
(a president of Brazil) - Salvador, Brazil - JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
(the Christian Savior) - Santos Dumont, Brazil - Alberto Santos Dumont, inventor of aircraftAircraftAn aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
- Santos Dumont, Minas GeraisSantos Dumont, Minas GeraisSantos Dumont is a city and municipality in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The geographical coordinates are: latitude 21º27'24" South and longitude 43º33'09". The population is estimated to be 49,137 and the total area of the municipality is 639.1 km2...
- Alberto Santos Dumont - São Paulo - Saint PaulPaul of TarsusPaul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
- São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
(Saint Louis) - São Vicente, Brazil - Saint VincentVincent of SaragossaSaint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
- São Sebastião, São PauloSão Sebastião, São PauloSão Sebastião is a Brazilian city, located on the southeast coast of Brazil, in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2006 is 75,886, its density is 188.1/km² and the area is 403 km². The Tropic of Capricorn lies 25 km north...
, Brazil - Saint Sebastian - Sud Mennucci, São PauloSud Mennucci, São PauloSud Mennucci is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Altitude is 386 m and in 2004 it had an estimated population of 7,447 inhabitants. Total area is 592.344 km²....
, Brazil - journalist and educator Sud MennucciSud MennucciSud Menucci was a Brazilian journalist and educator, who was a strong proponent of quality in public education in his country. The municipality of Sud Mennucci, São Paulo has been named in his honor.Mennucci was born in Piracicaba, state of São Paulo. In 1910 he started his career as a teacher in... - TeresinaTeresinaTeresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. It is located in North-central Piauí 366 km from the coast.It is therefore, the only capital in the Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814 439 inhabitants, it is the 19th...
, Piauí, Brazil - Empress Tereza Christina of Brazil, wife of Pedro IIPedro II of BrazilDom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of... - TeresópolisTeresópolisTeresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as Região Serrana. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits.-History:...
- Empress Tereza Christina of Brazil, wife of Pedro IIPedro II of BrazilDom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of...
See also
- List of places named after people
- Buildings and structures named after people
- Lists of places by eponym
- List of eponyms
- Lists of etymologies