President: Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff(Belo Horizonte, December 14, 1947) has been thePresident of Brazilsince 2011. She is a member of the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT; Partido dos Trabalhadores).From 15 of June 2005 to 1 of April 2010, Mrs Rousseff was adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaand chief of staff of his cabinet. Before that, she was more than two and a half years Minister of Energy.In 2010, Mrs Rousseff participated in the national presidential elections. The first round was held on 3 October 2010. Dilma Rousseff received the most votes, but not a majority, then a second round took place on 31 October. In addition, she won with 55 percent of the votes. Her opponent was the Social Democrat Jose Serra, former mayor of Sao Paulo and Governor of Sao Paulo state. Dilma Rousseff was sworn in on 1 of January 2011 as the first female president in the history of Brazil.On 26 October 2014, president Rousseff won the presidential elections 2014 which allows her a second term until 2018. She was sworn in on 1 January 2015. |
![]() Dilma Rousseff, 40th President of Brazil |
Since 15 of November 1889, Brazil has been a republic. To date, the country has seen 40 presidents, the table below provides an overview. The government was formed by a military junta twice. For completeness, the members of these juntas, who are not recognized as president, are also included in this list.
Nr. | President | In office |
The old republic (1889–1930) | ||
1. | Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca | 15 November 1889 - 23 November 1891 |
2. | Floriano Vieira Peixoto | 23 November 1891 - 15 November 1894 |
3. | Prudente José de Morais e Barros | 15 November 1894 - 15 November 1898 |
4. | Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales | 15 November 1898 - 15 November 1902 |
5. | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves | 15 November 1902 - 15 November 1906 |
6. | Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena | 15 November 1906 - 14 June 1909 |
7. | Nilo Procópio Peçanha | 14 June 1909 - 15 November 1910 |
8. | Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca | 15 November 1910 - 15 November 1914 |
9. | Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes | 15 November 1914 - 15 November 1918 |
(10.) | Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves | Died before taking office |
11. | Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro | 15 November 1918 - 28 July 1919 |
12. | Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa | 28 July 1919 - 15 November 1922 |
13. | Artur da Silva Bernardes | 15 November 1922 - 15 November 1926 |
14. | Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa | 15 November 1926 - 24 October 1930 |
(15.) | Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque | Not inaugurated: 1930 revolution |
Vargas era (1930-1945) | ||
(16.) | Fragoso, Barreto, Noronha | 24 October 1930 - 3 November 1930 |
17. | Getúlio Dornelles Vargas |
3 November 1930 - 29 October 1945 |
18. | José Linhares | 29 October 1945 - 31 January 1946 |
The second republic (1946–1964) | ||
19. | Eurico Gaspar Dutra | 31 January 1946 - 31 January 1951 |
20. | Getúlio Dornelles Vargas | 31 January 1951 - 24 August 1954 |
21. | João Fernandes Campos Café Filho | 24 August 1954 - 9 November 1955 |
22. | Carlos Coimbra da Luz | 9 November 1955 - 11 November 1955 |
23. | Nereu de Oliveira Ramos | 11 November 1955 - 31 January 1956 |
24. | Juscelino Kubitschekde Oliveira |
31 January 1956 - 31 January 1961 |
25. | Jânio da Silva Quadros | 31 January 1961 - 25 August 1961 |
26. | Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli | 25 August 1961 - 7 September 1961 |
27. | João Belchior Marques Goulart | 7 September 1961 - 1 April 1964 |
Military regime (1964-1985) | ||
28. | Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli | 2 April 1964 - 15 April 1964 |
29. | Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco | 15 April 1964 - 15 March 1967 |
30. | Artur da Costa e Silva | 15 March 1967 - 31 August 1969 |
(-). | Rademaker, De Lira, Melo | 31 August 1969 - 30 October 1969 |
31. | Emilio Garrastazu Médici | 30 October 1969 - 15 March 1974 |
32. | Ernesto Geisel | 15 March 1974 - 15 March 1979 |
33. | João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo | 15 March 1979 - 15 March 1985 |
The new republic (1985- ...) | ||
(34.) | Tancredo Neves | Not inaugurated, because of illness |
35. | José Sarney | 15 March 1985 - 15 March 1990 | 36. | Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello | 15 March 1990 - 2 October 1992 |
37. | Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco | 2 October 1992 - 1 January 1995 |
38. | Fernando Henrique Cardoso | 1 January 1995 - 1 January 2003 |
39. | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 January 2003 - 1 January 2011 |
40. | Dilma Vana Rousseff | 1 January 2011 - ... |