Nilo Peçanha
Former President of Brazil
Nilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician who served as seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro, then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of... Wikipedia
Born: October 2, 1867, Campos dos Goytacazes, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: March 31, 1924 (age 56 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party: Fluminense Republican Party
Parents: Sebastião de Sousa Peçanha and Joaquina Anália de Sá Freire
Presidential term: June 14, 1909 – November 15, 1910
Spouse: Anita de Castro Belisário de Sousa (m. 1895–1924)
Education: Recife Law School (1887) and Law School of the University of São Paulo