Commander of the Brazilian Navy

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Commander of the Brazilian Navy
Comandante da Marinha
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Incumbent
Almir Garnier Santos
since 31 March 2021
 Brazilian Navy
StyleAlmirante de Esquadra
Member ofJoint Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Brazil
Formation10 March 1808
First holderJoão Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes

This is a list of commanders of the Brazilian Navy.[1]

With the creation of the Ministry of Defence, in 10 June 1999, by the complementary law nº 97 of 9 June 1999, the Ministry of the Navy was transformed into Navy Command, and the minister of the Navy came to be called commander of the Navy.[2]

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves[]

No. Name Start End Head of government
João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes 10 March 1808 30 December 1809 D. João VI, King of Portugal, Brasil and Algarves (also Head of state)
30 December 1809 7 January 1810
7 January 1810 18 January 1814
18 January 1814 21 June 1817
21 June 1817 29 November 1817
29 November 1817 5 February 1818
5 February 1818 22 February 1821
22 February 1821 22 April 1821
Manuel Antônio Farinha 22 April 1821 22 October 1822
  • Reference: Brazilian Navy[3]

Empire[]

First reign[]

No. Name Start End Head of government
1 Manuel Antônio Farinha[4] 16 January 1822 D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (also head of state)
2 , viscount of Cabo Frio 22 October 1822 15 November 1823
— (acting) 15 November 1823 17 November 1823
3 , marquess of Paranaguá 17 November 1823 16 January 1827
4 , marquess of Maceió 16 January 1827 22 November 1827
5 22 November 1827 30 May 1828
— , marquess of Aracati (acting) 30 May 1828 6 June 1828
— (acting) 6 June 1828 16 June 1828
6 16 June 1828 4 December 1829
7 , marquess of Paranaguá 4 December 1829 18 March 1831
— (acting) 19 March 1831 5 April 1831
— , marquess of Paranaguá (acting) 5 April 1831 7 April 1831

Regency period[]

No. Name Start End Head of government
7 7 April 1831 17 June 1831 Provisional Trine Regency
17 June 1831 28 October 1831 Permanent Trine Regency
8 , viscount of Itaboraí 28 October 1831 3 August 1832
— (acting) 3 August 1832 14 September 1832
— , baron of Tramandaí (acting) 14 September 1832 8 November 1832
9 , viscount of Itaboraí 8 November 1832 30 July 1834
— , baron of Tramandaí (acting) 30 July 1834 16 January 1835
— (acting) 16 January 1835 14 March 1835
— (acting) 14 March 1835 17 March 1835
10 17 March 1835 14 October 1835
— , baron of Suruí (acting) 14 October 1835 5 February 1836 Diogo Antônio Feijó
11 5 February 1836 16 May 1837
12 16 May 1837 18 September 1837
13 , viscount of Itaboraí 18 September 1837 16 April 1839 Pedro de Araújo Lima
14 Jacinto Roque de Sena Pereira 16 April 1839 23 May 1840
15 , viscount of Itaboraí 23 May 1840 23 July 1840

Second Reign[]

No. Name Início Fim Head of government
16 24 July 1840 23 March 1841 D. Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (also head of state)
17 23 March 1841 26 August 1841
— 26 August 1841 13 September 1841
13 September 1841 20 January 1843
18 , viscount of Itaboraí 20 January 1843 24 January 1843
— 24 January 1843 2 February 1843
19 , viscount of Itaboraí 2 February 1843 2 February 1844
20 2 February 1844 23 May 1844
21 , viscount of Albuquerque 23 May 1844 17 May 1847
— 17 May 1847 22 May 1847
22 22 May 1847 8 March 1848 , 2nd viscount of Caravelas
— 8 March 1848 14 May 1848 , viscount of Macaé
23 14 May 1848 29 September 1848 , viscount of Macaé
Francisco de Paula Sousa e Melo
24 29 September 1848 23 July 1849 Pedro de Araújo Lima, viscount of Olinda
25 , marquess of Muritiba 23 July 1849 11 May 1852 Pedro de Araújo Lima, viscount of Olinda
, viscount of Monte Alegre
26 Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos 11 May 1852 6 September 1853
— 6 September 1853 15 December 1853 Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, marquess of Paraná
27 José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde do Rio Branco 15 February 1853 14 June 1855
28 João Maurício Wanderley, baron of Cotegipe 14 June 1855 8 October 1856 Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, marquess of Paraná
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, marquess of Caxias
— José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde do Rio Branco 8 October 1856 4 May 1857 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, marquess of Caxias
29 José Antônio Saraiva 4 May 1857 12 December 1858 Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquess of Olinda
30 , viscount of Abaeté 12 December 1858 10 August 1859 , viscount of Abaeté
31 10 August 1859 2 March 1861 Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, baron of Uruguaiana
32 , viscount of Inhaúma 2 March 1861 24 May 1862 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, marquess of Caxias
— 24 May 1862 30 May 1862 Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
33 , viscount of Lamare 30 May 1862 15 January 1864 Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquess of Olinda
34 15 January 1864 31 March 1864 Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
35 31 March 1864 31 August 1864
36 31 August 1864 12 May 1865 Francisco José Furtado
— José Antônio Saraiva 12 May 1865 27 June 1865 Pedro de Araújo Lima, marquess of Olinda
37 27 June 1865 27 January 1866
— José Antônio Saraiva 27 January 1866 17 February 1866
38 17 February 1866 3 August 1866
39 Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, viscount of Ouro Preto 3 August 1866 16 July 1868 Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos
40 João Maurício Wanderley, baron of Cotegipe 16 July 1868 29 September 1870 , viscount of Itaboraí
41 , baron of Pereira Franco 29 September 1870 7 March 1871 José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, viscount of São Vicente
42 7 March 1871 18 May 1872 José Maria da Silva Paranhos, visconde do Rio Branco
43 18 May 1872 25 June 1875
44 , baron of Pereira Franco 25 June 1875 5 January 1878 Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, duque de Caxias
45 5 January 1878 24 December 1878 João Lins Vieira Cansanção de Sinimbu
46 24 December 1878 9 December 1879
— , 2nd marquess of Paranaguá 9 December 1879 24 January 1880
47 24 January 1880 28 March 1880
— Pedro Luís Pereira de Sousa 28 March 1880 30 March 1880 José Antônio Saraiva
48 , viscount of Lima Duarte 30 March 1880 21 January 1882
— Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena 21 January 1882 28 January 1882 Martinho Álvares da Silva Campos
49 28 January 1882 6 May 1882
50 6 May 1882 3 July 1882
51 3 July 1882 24 May 1883 , 2nd marquess of Paranaguá
52 24 May 1883 6 June 1884 Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira
53 , viscount of Lamare 6 June 1884 6 May 1885 Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas
54 6 May 1885 20 August 1885 José Antônio Saraiva
55 20 August 1885 12 June 1886 João Maurício Wanderley, baron of Cotegipe
56 Samuel Wallace MacDowell 12 June 1886 10 May 1887
57 10 May 1887 10 March 1888
58 , viscount of Vieira da Silva 10 March 1888 4 January 1889 João Alfredo Correia de Oliveira
— 4 January 1889 8 February 1889
59 , viscount of Guaí 8 February 1889 7 June 1889
60 , baron of Ladário 7 June 1889 15 November 1889 Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, viscount of Ouro Preto

Republic[]

First Brazilian Republic[]

No. Name Start End President
61 15 November 1889 22 January 1891 Deodoro da Fonseca
62 22 January 1891 23 November 1891
63 Custódio José de Melo 23 November 1891 30 April 1893 Floriano Peixoto
64 30 April 1893 5 January 1894
65 5 January 1894 26 June 1894
— (acting) 26 June 1894 2 July 1894
66 2 July 1894 5 November 1894
67 15 November 1894 21 November 1896 Prudente de Morais
68 21 November 1896 15 November 1898
69 15 November 1898 19 August 1899 Campos Sales
70 19 August 1899 15 November 1902
71 Júlio César de Noronha 15 November 1902 15 November 1906 Rodrigues Alves
72 15 November 1906 14 June 1909 Afonso Pena
14 June 1909 15 November 1910 Nilo Peçanha
73 15 November 1910 11 January 1912 Hermes da Fonseca
74 11 January 1912 12 July 1913
75 (acting) 12 July 1913 2 August 1913
76 2 August 1913 15 November 1914
15 November 1914 15 November 1918 Venceslau Brás
77 15 November 1918 26 July 1919 Delfim Moreira
78 26 July 1919 20 October 1920 Epitácio Pessoa
79 20 October 1920 12 September 1921
80 12 September 1921 15 November 1922
81 15 November 1922 18 April 1926 Artur Bernardes
82 20 April 1926 15 November 1926
15 November 1926 20 October 1930 Washington Luís

Vargas Era (2nd and 3rd Republics) and 4th Republic[]

No. Name Start End President
83 25 October 1930 3 November 1930 Brazilian Military Junta of 1930
3 November 1930 17 December 1930 Getúlio Vargas
84 17 December 1930 9 June 1931
85 9 June 1931 12 November 1935
86 12 November 1935 30 October 1945
87 30 October 1945 31 January 1946 José Linhares
31 January 1946 29 September 1946 Gaspar Dutra
88 29 August 1946 31 January 1951
89 31 January 1951 26 August 1954 Getúlio Vargas
90 26 August 1954 11 November 1955 Café Filho
91 11 November 1955 31 January 1956 Nereu Ramos
31 January 1956 19 August 1958 Juscelino Kubitschek
92 19 August 1958 3 January 1961
93 3 January 1961 25 August 1961 Jânio Quadros
25 August 1961 8 September 1961 Ranieri Mazzilli
94 8 September 1961 27 June 1962 João Goulart
— (acting) 27 June 1962 12 July 1962
95 12 July 1962 14 June 1963
96 14 June 1963 27 March 1964
97 27 March 1964 4 April 1964

Military dictatorship (5th Republic)[]

No. Name Start End President
98 Augusto Rademaker 4 April 1964 20 April 1964 Ranieri Mazzilli
99 20 April 1964 15 January 1965 Castelo Branco
100 15 January 1965 17 December 1965
101 17 December 1965 15 March 1967
102 Augusto Rademaker 15 March 1967 31 August 1969 Costa e Silva
31 August 1969 30 October 1969 Brazilian Military Junta of 1969
103 30 October 1969 15 March 1974 Emílio Médici
104 15 March 1974 15 March 1979 Ernesto Geisel
105 15 March 1979 21 March 1984 João Figueiredo
106 21 March 1984 15 March 1985

New Republic (6th Republic)[]

No. Name Start End President
107 15 March 1985 15 March 1990 José Sarney
108 15 March 1990 8 October 1992 Fernando Collor
109 8 October 1992 1 January 1995 Itamar Franco
110 1 January 1995 31 December 1998 Fernando Henrique Cardoso
111 1 January 1999 10 June 1999
Commander of the Navy[2]
— 10 June 1999 3 January 2003 Fernando Henrique Cardoso
112 3 January 2003 1 March 2007 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
113 Julio Soares de Moura Neto 1 March 2007 1 January 2011
1 January 2011 7 February 2015 Dilma Rousseff
114 7 February 2015 31 August 2016
31 August 2016 9 January 2019 Michel Temer
115 Ilques Barbosa Junior 9 January 2019 31 March 2021 Jair Bolsonaro
116 Almir Garnier Santos 31 March 2021 —

References[]

  1. ^ Marinha do Brasil. "Galeria dos ex-ministros e ex-comandantes" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  2. ^ a b Presidência da República - Casa Civil. "Lei complementar nº 97 de 9 de junho de 1999" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Ministros da Marinha - Reinado". Marinha do Brasil. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  4. ^ "Archivo Nobiliarchico Brasileiro". Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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