List of First Ladies of Brazil
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First Lady
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of Brazil. The first lady is usually referred by the honorific title Dona
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| # | Name | Spouse | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Cecília de Sousa Meireles | Deodoro da Fonseca Deodoro da Fonseca Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca became the first president of the Republic of Brazil after heading a military coup that deposed Emperor Pedro II and proclaimed the Republic in 1889, disestablishing the Empire of Brazil.- Biography :... |
1889 | 1891 |
| 2 | Josina Vieira de Araújo | Floriano Peixoto Floriano Peixoto Floriano Vieira de Araújo Peixoto , April 30, 1839, Maceió, Brazil — July 29, 1895, Rio de Janeiro; born in Ipioca , was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, and the second President of Brazil.-Election and Succession as President:Floriano Peixoto... |
1891 | 1894 |
| 3 | Adelaide Benvinda Silva Gordo | Prudente de Morais Prudente de Morais Prudente José de Morais Barros was the third president of Brazil . His presidency lasted from November 15, 1894 until November 15, 1898... |
1894 | 1898 |
| 4 | Ana Gabriela de Campos Sales | Campos Sales | 1898 | 1902 |
| 5 | Catita Alves (until 1904) | Rodrigues Alves | 1902 | 1904 |
| 6 | Marieta Alves | Rodrigues Alves | 1904 | 1906 |
| 6 | Maria Guilhermina de Oliveira Pena | Afonso Pena | 1906 | 1909 |
| 7 | Anita de Castro Belisário de Sousa | Nilo Peçanha Nilo Peçanha Nilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician. Governor of Rio de Janeiro State . Elected vice-president in 1906, he assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910... |
1909 | 1910 |
| 8 | Orsina Francisca da Fonseca | Hermes da Fonseca | 1910 | 1912 (died) |
| 9 | Nair de Tefé Nair de Tefé Nair de Tefé von Hoonholtz, also known as Nair de Tefé, was Brazil's first female cartoonist, as well as a painter, singer and pianist.... |
Hermes da Fonseca | 1913 | 1914 |
| 10 | Maria Carneiro Pereira Gomes | Venceslau Brás | 1914 | 1918 |
| 11 | Francisca Ribeiro de Abreu | Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro was a Brazilian politician. He was born in Minas Gerais state, and was elected vice-president in 1918. He assumed the presidency on November 15, 1918, due to the illness and death of former and now elect president Rodrigues Alves. However, Moreira suffered from... |
1918 | 1919 |
| 11 | Maria da Conceição de Manso Saião | Epitácio Pessoa Epitácio Pessoa Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa was a Brazilian politician and jurist, and president of the republic between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves could not take office due to illness after being elected in 1918... |
1919 | 1922 |
| 12 | Clélia Vaz de Melo | Artur Bernardes | 1922 | 1926 |
| 13 | Sofia Pais de Barros | Washington Luís | 1926 | 1930 |
| 14 | Darci Sarmanho Vargas | Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II... |
1930 | 1945 |
| 15 | Luísa Cavalcanti Linhares | José Linhares José Linhares José Linhares, .Brazilian Chief of Justice and lifetime senator. Assumed the presidency of Brazil in 1945–1946, between the deposition of Getúlio Vargas and the oath of Eurico Gaspar Dutra. During his provisional administration, measures were taken to re-establish a democratic system of... |
1945 | 1946 |
| 16 | Carmela Teles Leite | Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra , was a Brazilian marshal, politician and president of Brazil from 1946–1951.He was born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, and like many other Brazilians, was from Azorean-Portuguese origin... |
[1946 | 1951 |
| 17 | Darci Sarmanho Vargas Darci Vargas Darci Sarmanho Vargas was the wife of Getúlio Vargas, former President of Brazil, and the First Lady of the country during two different periods .Darci and Getúlio Vargas, whom she married in March 1911, had five children... |
Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas served as President of Brazil, first as dictator, from 1930 to 1945, and in a democratically elected term from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Vargas led Brazil for 18 years, the most for any President, and second in Brazilian history to Emperor Pedro II... |
1951 | 1954 |
| 18 | Jandira Carvalho de Oliveira Café | Café Filho | 1954 | 1955 |
| 19 | Graciema Junqueira da Luz | Carlos Luz | 1955 | 1955 |
| 20 | Beatriz Pederneiras Ramos | Nereu Ramos | 1955 | 1956 |
| 21 | Sarah Luísa Gomes de Sousa Lemos | Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira , known also by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician of gypsy Czech origin who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. He was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, and died in 1976... |
1956 | 1961 |
| 22 | Eloá do Vale Quadros | Jânio Quadros Jânio Quadros Jânio da Silva Quadros , , was a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil for only 7 months in 1961.-Career:... |
1961 | 1961 |
| 23 | Sílvia Pitaguari Serra | Ranieri Mazzilli | 1961 | 1961 |
| 24 | Maria Teresa Fontela Goulart Maria Teresa Fontela Goulart Maria Teresa Fontela Goulart was the wife of the 24th president of Brazil, João Goulart, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until 1964, when he was deposed by a military-led coup d'état.-Early life:... |
João Goulart João Goulart João Belchior Marques Goulart was a Brazilian politician and the 24th President of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on April 1, 1964. He is considered to have been the last left-wing President of the country until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.-Name:João Goulart is... |
1961 | 1964 |
| 25 | Sílvia Pitaguari Serra | Ranieri Mazzilli | 1964 | 1964 |
| 27 | Iolanda Barbosa | Costa e Silva | 1967 | 1969 |
| 28 | Scila Gaffré Nogueira Médici Scylla Médici Scylla Nogueira Médici was the wife of Brazilian president Emílio Garrastazu Médici. She was the first lady of Brazil between 1969 to 1974.... |
Emílio Médici Emílio Garrastazu Médici Emílio Garrastazu Médici, was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rightist rule from 1969 to 1974, marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.-Early life:... |
1969 | 1974 |
| 29 | Lucy Mankus Geisel | Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Beckmann Geisel, was a Brazilian military leader and politician of German descent who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979.-Early life and family:... |
1974 | 1979 |
| 30 | Dulce Figueiredo Dulce Figueiredo Dulce Maria de Guimarães Figueiredo was the wife of former Brazilian president João Figueiredo and thus the First Lady of Brazil from 1979 to 1985. A widow since 1999, she died June 6, 2011 at a clinic in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro aged 83.-References:... |
João Figueiredo | 1979 | 1985 |
| 31 | Marly de Pádua Macieira Sarney | José Sarney José Sarney José Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from 15 March 1985 to 15 March 1990.... |
1985 | 1990 |
| 32 | Rosane Malta Collor | Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Collor de Mello Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello was the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his trial of impeachment by the Brazilian Senate... |
1990 | 1992 |
| 34 | Ruth Valença Correia Leite Cardoso Ruth Cardoso Ruth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso was a Brazilian anthropologist and a former member of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences at the University of Sao Paulo . She was the wife of 34th President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and First Lady of her country between January 1,... |
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso – also known by his initials FHC – was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. He is an accomplished sociologist, professor and politician... |
1995 | 2002 |
| 35 | Marisa Letícia Rocco Casa | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as... |
2003 | 2010 |