Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Viscount of Mauá
Brazilian entrepreneur and industrialist
Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, the Viscount of Mauá, was a Brazilian entrepreneur, industrialist, banker and politician. Born to a family of small estancieiros, Sousa became one of the world's richest men; by 1867, his wealth was larger than the... Wikipedia
Born: December 28, 1813, Arroio Grande, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died: October 21, 1889 (age 75 years), Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Organization founded: Banco Mauá
Full name: Irineu Evangelista de Sousa
Nationality: Brazilian
Descendants: Artur de Souza, Hermínia de Souza, Henrique de Souza, and more