Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi ˈpawlɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz ˈawvis]; 7 July 1848 – 16 January 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as president of the Province of São Paulo in 1887, then as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected the fifth president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.
"Rodrigues Alves" redirects here. For other uses, see Rodrigues Alves (disambiguation).
Rodrigues Alves
Silviano Brandão (elect)
None (1902–1903)
Afonso Pena (1903–1906)
Delfim Moreira
Minister of the Office of the Presidency
President of São Paulo
Senator for São Paulo
Senator for São Paulo
Minister of Finance
President of the São Paulo Province
General Deputy for São Paulo
Provincial Deputy of São Paulo
7 July 1848
Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
16 January 1919 (aged 70)
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Conservative (before 1889)
PRP (1889–1919)
Ana Guilhermina Borges
- Lawyer
- politician
During this term he remodeled the then Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro, an effort punctuated by the 1904 "Vaccine Revolt". He was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died in the influenza pandemic before assuming power, on 16 January 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.